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Sent by the Iron Sky
Ian Gardner
其他書名
The Legacy of an American Parachute Battalion in World War II
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019-11-28
主題History / Military / United StatesHistory / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralHistory / Military / Special ForcesHistory / Military / Land ForcesTechnology & Engineering / Military Science
ISBN14728373639781472837363
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JCm7DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Following on from the success of Ian Gardner's critically acclaimed trilogy on the exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in World War II, Sent by the Iron Sky tells their exhilarating story.

From the moment they entered the war in June, 1944, the men of 3rd Battalion were faced with brutal fighting against horrendous odds. Later in the year, nearly five months in combat with no relief lead to heavy losses that reduced them to the size of a company. Their heroic defence of Bastogne saw their division awarded a Unit Citation, a first in the history of the US armed forces, and they subsequently fought on across Europe, finishing the war occupying Hitler's mountain retreat of Berchtesgaden.

Drawing on years of research and interviews with veterans of some of the toughest battles of World War II, together with maps and over 200 vintage images, Ian Gardner brings to life some of the most bitter fighting of the war in Europe, laying bare the horrors of war, the deprivations of day-to-day living and the chaos of the front line.

Additional material includes a chapter on the fate of the men captured in Normandy and a foreword by Lee Wolverton, the grandson of the commander of 3rd Battalion, Col Robert Wolverton.