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I wouldn't want to do it again : D-Day in Normandy as seen through the eyes of Private Fayette O. Richardson (Pathfinder) and 1st Lt Rex G. Combs, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, US 82nd Airborne Division / Joel Baret.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baret, Joël.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Parachute troops--United States--Biography.
- Parachute troops.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 508th.
- United States.
- Richardson, Fayette, 1923-.
- Richardson, Fayette.
- Combs, Rex G., 1912-1976.
- Combs, Rex G.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Other Title:
- D-Day in Normandy as seen through the eyes of Private Fayette O. Richardson (Pathfinder) and 1st Lt Rex G. Combs, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, US 82nd Airborne Division
- Place of Publication:
- Solihull, England : Helion & Co., 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on the written testimonies and personal archives of two veterans of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment attached to the famous US 82nd Airborne Division, this book tells the story of two young Americans who unwittingly became actors in one of the greatest crusades against tyranny the world has ever known. In order to better understand the motivations of those young men, the author describes their family upbringing, taking us through the youth and adolescence of these heroes in an America directly hit by the crisis of the 1930s. He shows us the similarity in the education received in th
- Contents:
- Dedication; Acknowledgements; I: Introduction; II: Pathfinder Fayette-O Richardson 508th PIR; III: First Lieutenant Rex Combs 508th PIR; IV: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781907677847
- 1907677844
- OCLC:
- 797915602
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