Tragically, many of the soldiers of this unit
drowned before they could ever participate in the fighting on D-Day. The soldiers' recollection of that situation will be particularly sad, I'm sure.
D-Day was just
one of many formidable challenges that "the Screaming Eagles" faced over the years, and with great bravery and skill. This ebook should be a great read about this very highly decorated U.S. Army division.
The rating (4.5) is almost amazing, considering that this is
primary source material.
The price of
$1.99 right now makes the ebook a terrific bargain--it's only 13% of the digital list price.
D-Day with the Screaming Eagles. By George Koskimaki. Rated 4.5 stars, from 29 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $7.99; digital list price $14.99; Kindle price
$1.99. Casemate Publishers. 384 pages.
http://www.amazon.com/D-Day-Screamin...BEQWV742PS1DH5.
Book Description
Many professional historians have recorded the actions of D-Day but here is an account of the airborne actions as described by the actual men themselves, in eyewitness detail.
Participants range from division command personnel to regimental, battalion, company, and battery commanders, to chaplains, surgeons, enlisted medics, platoon sergeants, squad leaders and the rough, tough troopers who adapted quickly to fighting in mixed, unfamiliar groups after a badly scattered drop. And yet they managed to gain the objectives set for them in the hedgerow country of Normandy.
This book is primary source material. It is a “must read” for anyone interested in the Normandy landings, the 101st Airborne Division, and World War II in general. Hearing the soldiers speak is an entirely different experience from reading about the action in a narrative history.