Ian Gardner

Airborne

The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company

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Produktbeschreibung

An engrossing account of a World War II legend. This is the explosive retelling of the career of Captain Ed Shames with appeal to enthusiasts of World War II and Band of Brothers fans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 126mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781472819383
• ISBN-10: 1472819381
• Artikelnr.: 44974123

Autorenporträt

Ian Gardner served for five years in Support Company, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. Always enthusiastic about military history, several years after leaving 10 Para Ian became interested in World War II US Paratroopers. After a visit to Normandy in 2000 he decided to focus on the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which led to the critically acclaimed trilogy Tonight We Die As Men, Deliver Us From Darkness and No Victory in Valhalla. He is also the author of Airborne: The Combat Biography of Ed Shames of Easy Company. He is married with two grown-up children and lives near Aldershot in Hampshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by James C. Roberts Introduction Acknowledgments 1. "Take the A
train" 2. "Beyond golden fields" 3. "The other side of tomorrow" 4. "The
river runs red" 5. "Five seconds to forget" 6. "Bullets from the sun" 7.
"Dead men's shoes" 8. "The bucket list" 9. "And the rain drank champagne"
10. "Faith and justice" 11. "Northwind" 12. "Ruhr Pocket" 13. "Last stand"
14. "Ameritocracy" Epilogue by Ed Shames Bibliography Glossary Index