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Overview
Features 122 photographs—including many previously unpublished images by famed combat photographer Robert Capa—and 4 maps.Features 122 photographs -- including many previously unpublished images by famed combat photographer Robert Capa -- and 4 maps.
Synopsis
Features 122 photographs—including many previously unpublished images by famed combat photographer Robert Capa—and 4 maps.
Booknews
Tells the story of the F Company of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th US Airborne Division. Describes the selection and training of this elite force and their actions against the German Army in Belgium during the hardest European winter in 40 years. This account honestly describes the paratroopers' ruthlessness in combat and demonstrates how sometimes deadly mistakes in judgment by higher commanders were transcribed on the battlefield, resulting in high casualties. Material draws on first-person accounts of some 100 men of F Company and other associated organizations. Includes b&w historical photos. Author information is not given. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)