Stephen G. Rabe (Dallas University of Texas)

The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy

A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village

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Produktbeschreibung

The inspiring and unknown story of how the villagers of Graignes joined in solidarity with US paratroopers following the invasion of Normandy. Inspired by his own father's experience, Stephen G. Rabe recounts how the villagers supported and saved paratroopers from marauding Nazi SS forces in the post-D-Day period.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 229mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9781009206402
• ISBN-10: 1009206400
• Artikelnr.: 70005283

Autorenporträt

Stephen G. Rabe is the Ashbel Smith Professor in History (emeritus) at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a veteran of the US Marine Corps. The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy is his thirteenth book.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Paratrooper
2. Overseas
3. Occupied France
4. Liberators and friends
5. Days of friendship, hope, and waiting
6. The longest day in Graignes
7. Escape, exile, and annihilation
8. Graignes in historical memory
Afterword.