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OverviewThe Few and the Brave Convinced by 1943 that the assault upon Nazi-held Europe would yield swiftly to elite troops, the U.S. Army created parachute regimental combat teams. Drawing on daring volunteers willing to hurl themselves from airplanes and hit the ground fighting, the 517th PRCT became one of the most highly trained airborne units in the world. Blooded in northern Italy in 1944, the Battling Buzzards dropped at night in southern France for the second D-day to spearhead a savage advance through the Champagne region and then into the Alps. Gerald Astor, acclaimed author of A Blood-Dimmed Tide, draws on the words of the men of the 517th to create this gripping, action-packed account of a unit that existed for only two years but fought heroically to defeat the vaunted German forces. From its campaign in Italy to its assault in the French Alps, the Battling Buzzards helped push the Germans out of southern Europe one fierce, close-quarter battle at a time. Then, after six months of nonstop action, the exhausted, battle-hardened 517th was called into the ultimate battle - at a place called The Bulge.... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gerald AstorPublisher: Presidio Press Imprint: Presidio Press Dimensions: Width: 10.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 17.40cm Weight: 0.219kg ISBN: 9780440236931ISBN 10: 0440236932 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 09 October 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAbsorbing, informative ... tellingly detailed. <br>-- Kirkus Reviews <p>Also by Gerald Astor: <br>The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It <br>A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It <br>Operation Iceberg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II <br>Available from Dell Absorbing, informative ... tellingly detailed. -- Kirkus Reviews Also by Gerald Astor: The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It Operation Iceberg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II Available from Dell “Absorbing, informative ... tellingly detailed.” — Kirkus Reviews Also by Gerald Astor: The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It Operation Iceberg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II Available from Dell Absorbing, informative ... tellingly detailed. <br>-- Kirkus Reviews <br><br><br>Also by Gerald Astor: <br><br>The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It<br><br>A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It<br><br>Operation Iceberg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II<br><br>Available from Dell Absorbing, informative ... tellingly detailed. -- Kirkus Reviews Also by Gerald Astor: The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought ItA Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought ItOperation Iceberg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War IIAvailable from Dell Author InformationGerald Astor is a World War II veteran and award-winning journalist and historian whose articles have appeared in the New York Times, Playboy, and Esquire. He is also the author of A Blood-Dimmed Tide- The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It and Operation Iceberg- The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II. He makes his home in Scarsdale, New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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