Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranges and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Co

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The thrilling story of the Airborne and Ranger troops that saw the worst of WWII action--told for the first time in the voices of the soldiers themselves.From the first parachute drops in North Africa to the final battles in Germany, U.S. Ranger and Airborne troops saw the worst action of World War II. In Beyond Valor, Patrick O'Donnell, a pioneer of internet-based "oral history" who has collected the first-person stories of hundreds of veterans on his online oral history project, re-creates the frontline experience in stunning detail, weaving together more than 650 "e-histories" and interviews into a seamless narrative. In recollections filled with pain, poignancy, and pride, veterans chronicle the destruction of entire battalions, speak of their own personal scars, and pay tribute to their fallen colleagues. Beyond Valor brings to light the hidden horrors and uncelebrated heroics of a war fought by a now-vanishing generation and preserves them for all future generations.

Author Biography

Bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell is a special operations historian who has written numeroous books, including, The Indispensables; First SEALs; Beyond Valor; Into the Rising Sun; Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs; The Brenner Assignment; They Dared Return; We Were One (selected for the Marine Commandant's Professional Reading List); Give Me Tomorrow; and Dog Company. The author is the recipient of numerous awards including the prestigious William E. Colby Award and the OSS Society's John Waller Award. He has provided historical consultation for DreamWorks's award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers and for documentaries produced by the BBC, the History Channel, and Fox News. He served as a combat historian in a Marine rifle platoon during the Battle of Fallujah and is in demand as an expert speaker on WWII espionage, special operations, and counterinsurgency on the modern battlefield. Over the past twenty years, O'Donnell has interviewed more than 4,000 veterans who fought in America's wars from WWI to Afghanistan and specializes in "unearthing untold true stories that read like novels." Visit him online at PatrickKODonnell.com.

Table of Contents

Contents Maps Introduction Dieppe TORCH: The Invasion of North Africa Sicily Tough Old Boot: Southern Italy Anzio The War from Within: The Triple Nickles Invasion: Normandy DRAGOON: The Invasion of Southern France Holland Winter Hell: The Battle of the Bulge Dark Forest: Battle for the H

Review

Carlo d'Este author of Patton: A Genius for War What Steven Spielberg accomplished visually for the cinema in Saving Private Ryan, Patrick O'Donnell has accomplished through the printed word.

Long Description

From the first parachute drops in North Africa to the final battles in Germany, U.S. Ranger and Airborne troops saw the worst action of World War II. InBeyond Valor,Patrick O'Donnell, a pioneer of Internet-based "oral history" who has collected the first-person stories of hundreds of veterans on his online oral history project, re-creates the frontline experience in stunning detail, weaving together more than 650 "e-histories" and interviews into a seamless narrative.In recollections filled with pain, poignancy, and pride, veterans chronicle the destruction of entire battalions, speak of their own personal scars, and pay tribute to their fallen colleagues.Beyond Valorbrings to light the hidden horrors and uncelebrated heroics of a war fought by a now-vanishing generation and preserves them for all future generations.

Review Quote

W. E. B. Griffinauthor ofThe Corpsand theMen at WarSeriesTold by the GIs of WWII in their own words, the extraordinary personal histories collected here prove that real war ultimately can only be explained by those who fought it, and that the true heroes too often go uncelebrated.Beyond Valoris a fitting memorial to these men.

Details ISBN0684873850 Author Patrick K. O'Donnell Short Title BEYOND VALOR Pages 384 Language English ISBN-10 0684873850 ISBN-13 9780684873855 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2002 Imprint Simon & Schuster Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1969 Subtitle World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat DOI 10.1604/9780684873855 NZ Release Date 2002-03-05 US Release Date 2002-03-05 UK Release Date 2002-03-05 Publisher Simon & Schuster Publication Date 2002-03-05 DEWEY 940.5412730922 Audience General AU Release Date 2002-05-14 We've got this

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