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"Eyewitness on Omaha Beach" by Harold Baumgarten |
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"by Harold Baumgarten, who landed with first way on the Dog Green Sector of Omaha Beach at 6:40 am on June 6, 1944. He was wounded five times 6/6/44."
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"Beyond the beachhead" by Joseph Balkoski |
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Here is an excerpt from Mr. Ambrose's Foreword: "They were the first American troops in the British Isles in World War II. They didn't want to be there. They would have much preferred to be back home in Maryland or Virginia getting on with their educations, getting started on their careers, courting, marrying, having kids of their own. But there was an evil force in the world and it fell to these guys from the 29th Division - the "Blue and Gray" - along with their compatriots in the US Army, to destroy that force... |
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"Beyond valor" by Patrick O'Donnell |
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Beyond Valor: Here are the emotionally charged stories that many vets could not share even with their families
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"Fragments of My Life" by John J. Barnes |
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John J. Barnes chronicles the incredible story of Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, from the assault on Omaha Beach to VE Day
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"Into the valley" by Charles H. Young |
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“Of all the combat units that made major contributions to the Allied victory in World War II, one story remains largely undiscovered. Until recently the record of USAAF Troop Carrier has been overlooked and sometimes misunderstood. This has now been remedied by the new book, Into The Valley, the definitive history of Troop Carrier. This book is one of the essential volumes in anyone’s shelf of key books on World War II: A must.” Gen. John R. Galvin |
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