Description
Product ID: | 9781472837387 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | IN |
Title: | Sent by the Iron Sky |
Subtitle: | The Legacy of an American Parachute Battalion in World War II |
Authors: | Author: Ian Gardner |
Page Count: | 260 |
Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history, Second World War, Land forces and warfare, Military history, Second World War, Land forces & warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This gripping, fully illustrated title follows the story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of the "Band of Brothers," from their formation to their involvement in the D-Day landings, their part in the bitter fighting to hold Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and finally their occupation of Berchtesgaden, Hitler''s mountain retreat. This gripping, fully illustrated title follows the story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of the "Band of Brothers," from their formation to their involvement in the D-Day landings, their part in the bitter fighting to hold Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and finally their occupation of Berchtesgaden, Hitler''s mountain retreat. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2019-11-28 |