Four Stars of Valor The Combat History of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II

Name: Four Stars of Valor The Combat History of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II
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ISBN: 9780760326640

ISBN-10: 0760326649

ISBN-13: 9780760326640

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Phil Nordyke

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Hailing from the big cities and small towns of America, these young men came together to serve their country and the greater good. Preparing for war, they came of age in what arguably became the best parachute infantry regiment to descend upon a Europe beset by World War II. They were the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division (the All Americans), and their story is told here by their official historian Phil Nordyke. Drawing on interviews with surviving veterans and oral history recordings as well as official archives and unpublished written accounts from over 300 veterans of the 505th PIR and their supporting units, Nordyke brings the history of the regiment to…

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List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: MBI Publishing Company LLC
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



ldquo;As Tough And Intelligent A Group Of Fighting Men As Ever Pulled On Jump Bootsrdquo;



ldquo;If You Fell Out, You Were Dismissed From The Regimentrdquo;



ldquo;AfricaWas A Living Hellrdquo;



ldquo;The Eyes of the World Are Upon You


The Hopes And Prayers Of Every American Go With You.rdquo;



ldquo;A Blazing Hell Of Mortar, Artillery, And Small Arms Firerdquo;



ldquo;The Italians Were Something Less Than Enthused About Fightingrdquo;



ldquo;A Scene I Would Carry With Me Alwaysrdquo;



ldquo;An Irresistible Force That Nothing Could Stoprdquo;



ldquo;A Small Unit Performance That Has Seldom Been Equaledrdquo;



ldquo;The 82nd Airborne Divisionrsquo;s Undiscovered World War II Equivalent Of Sergeant Alvin C. Yorkrdquo;



ldquo;I Would Rather Have A Platoon Of Those Men Than A Battalion Of Regular Infantryrdquo;



ldquo;The Sky Is Full Of Silkrdquo;



ldquo;All Of The Men Worshipped Himrdquo;



ldquo;You Fired Fast And Straight Or You Were Deadrdquo;



ldquo;We Were Not Going To Pull Back . . . If They Take Us Back, Theyrsquo;re Going To Have To Carry Us Backrdquo;



ldquo;Boy, I Feel Sorry For The First Germans Those Guys Get A Hold Ofrdquo;



ldquo;The Krauts Are All Around Usrdquo;



ldquo;The Company I Came to Know and Love No Longer Existedrdquo;



ldquo;Is This Armageddon?rdquo;



- ldquo;Fugitives From The Laws Of Averagesrdquo


Epilogue


ldquo;Invisible Pathfindersrdquo;


Notes


Bibliography


Index