The Sword of St. Michael

The Sword of St. Michael
Author: Guy LoFaro
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 786
Release: 2011-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0306820234

From decorated veteran, acclaimed West Point lecturer, and inspirational military speaker Guy LoFaro, the first complete history of America's legendary World War II airborne division.

Strike and Hold

Strike and Hold
Author: T. Moffatt Burriss
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 1597974676

This fast-moving memoir of T. Moffatt Burriss shows his extraordinary role as a platoon leader and company commander with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Europe and North Africa during World War II. He saw a great deal of combat on Sicily, at Salerno, on Anzio Beach, in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and during the drive into Germany. This book portrays World War II as seen vividly through the eyes of the young American citizen-soldier.