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Tonight We Die As Men: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Tocchoa to D-Day

Autor Ian Gardner, Roger Day
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en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 sep 2010
The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment have long been overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. Yet the actions of the 3rd Battalion during the D-Day landings were every bit as incredible. This is the astounding story of how, after suffering many immediate casualties on landing, the surviving paratroopers fought on towards their objective against horrendous odds. Using fascinating first-hand accounts of the soldiers and the French civilians who witnessed the Normandy campaign, and illustrated with black and white photographs and maps throughout, the authors offer a unique and comprehensive account of the experiences of the 3rd Battalion from training through to D-Day and beyond.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781849084369
ISBN-10: 184908436X
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 165 b/w
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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This is a unique account of one of the battalions of 506 company. It is a riveting account of bravery, dedication, camaraderie and last but not least perserverence. This account will throw a new light on the participation of those who served in the 101 st airborne. A good read to any World War Two enthusiast

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Notă biografică

Ian Gardner served for five years in Support Company, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment as a medic, before leaving the Territorial Army in 1993 due to a parachuting injury. Ian has always loved military history but it was several years after leaving 10 Para that his interest in WWII US Paratroopers really began. Inspired by a visit to Normandy in 2000 he decided to focus on the 101st Airborne Division and in particular the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. This book is his first historical work co-written with Roger Day. He is married, has two teenage children and lives near Aldershot in Hampshire. Roger Day's family have lived in and around the village of Ramsbury for generations. Roger spent his childhood and early adult years living in the village and during that time became very interested in the wartime history of the local area. His interest in wartime history resulted in the publication, in 1999, of his first book, before co-authoring this book with Ian Gardner.

Cuprins

Foreword by Ed Shames, 3rd BN, 506th PIR ·Acknowledgments . Introduction · 1. "Hit it - 13 weeks of pain" - Creation of the 506th PIR · 2. "Time, gentlemen, please" - The 506th at Ramsbury, UK · 3. "Here's to your dog tags" - Preparations for D-Day · 4. "Jump into the fight" - Operation Overlord · 5. "God, let me live til morning" - D-Night Part 1 · 6. "For Christ's sake, let's go" - D-Night Part 2 · 7. "A real feeling of victory" - D-Day: June 6, 1944 · 8. "No word from 3rd Battalion, 506th PIR" - D-Day + 1 · 9. "A pitiful sight" - D-Day + 2 · 10. "Don't shoot, we're Americans" - Regrouping and consolidation · 11. "Still an American paratrooper" - POWs and counterattacks ·12. "I ain't dead yet" - The battle of Bloody Gully , June 13 1944 · 13. "Things are pretty calm right now" - Operations on the Main Line of Resistance · 14. "Go on Yank, have a drink" - Return to Ramsbury · Bibliography · Index