Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper`s Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II, Langrehr Henry, DeFelice Jim
Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an American paratrooper who survived D-Day, was captured and imprisoned in a Nazi work camp, and made a daring escape to freedom.
Now at 95, one of the few living members of the Greatest Generation shares his experiences at last in one of the most remarkable World War II stories ever told. As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr, an American paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, was among the thousands of Allies who parachuted into occupied France. Surviving heavy anti-aircraft fire, he crashed through the glass roof of a greenhouse in Sainte-M re- glise. While many of the soldiers in his unit died, Henry and other surviving troops valiantly battled enemy tanks to a standstill. Then, on June 29th, Henry was captured by the Nazis. The next phase of his incredible journey was beginning.
Kept for a week in the outer ring of a death camp, Henry witnessed the Nazis' unspeakable brutality--the so-called Final Solution, with people marched to their deaths, their bodies discarded like cords of wood. Transported to a work camp, he endured horrors of his own when he was forced to live in unbelievable squalor and labor in a coal mine with other POWs. Knowing they would be worked to death, he and a friend made a desperate escape. When a German soldier cornered them in a barn, the friend was fatally shot; Henry struggled with the soldier, killing him and taking his gun. Perilously traveling westward toward Allied controlled land on foot, Henry faced the great ethical and moral dilemmas of war firsthand, needing to do whatever it took to survive. Finally, after two weeks behind enemy lines, he found an American unit and was rescued.
Awaiting him at home was Arlene, who, like millions of other American women, went to work in factories and offices to build the armaments Henry and the Allies needed for victory. Whatever It Took is her story, too, bringing to life the hopes and fears of those on the homefront awaiting their loved ones to return.
A tale of heroism, hope, and survival featuring 30 photographs, Whatever It Took is a timely reminder of the human cost of freedom and a tribute to unbreakable human courage and spirit in the darkest of times.
Автор: Langrehr Henry, DeFelice Jim Название: Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper`s Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II ISBN: 0063027437 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780063027435 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 12530.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an American paratrooper who survived D-Day, was captured and imprisoned in a Nazi work camp, and made a daring escape to freedom.
Автор: Kyle Chris, McEwen Scott, DeFelice Jim Название: American Sniper: Memorial Edition ISBN: 0062290797 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062290793 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 22640.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood`s blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history.
Автор: Kyle Chris, McEwen Scott, DeFelice Jim Название: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History ISBN: 0062238868 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062238863 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 6960.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A former US Navy SEAL, the author tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the United States military, any branch, from 1776 to present. He also tells the story of the men of SEAL Team 3 who fought and died as brothers with him.
Автор: Kyle Taya, DeFelice Jim Название: American Spirit: Profiles in Resilience, Courage, and Faith ISBN: 0062683721 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062683724 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 19610.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The "American Sniper" legacy continues: Taya Kyle celebrates the American Spirit in her inspiring new bookLife leads us through difficult terrain.
Автор: DeFelice Jim Название: West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express ISBN: 0062496786 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062496782 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 11830.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
"A GROUNDBREAKING WORK," hails True WestThe #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of American Sniper brings the legendary Pony Express to life in this spirited new history
Spur Awards Finalist, Best Western Historical Nonfiction
"One can hear horse hooves pounding across the prairie and sense the fear and courage and excitement." --Tom Clavin, author of Wild Bill
On the eve of the Civil War, three American businessmen launched an audacious plan to create a financial empire by transforming communications across the hostile territory between the nation's two coasts. In the process, they created one of the most enduring icons of the American West: the Pony Express. Daring young men with colorful names like "Bronco Charlie" and "Sawed-Off Jim" galloped at speed over a vast and unforgiving landscape, etching an irresistible tale that passed into myth almost instantly. Equally an improbable success and a business disaster, the Pony Express came and went in just eighteen months, but not before uniting and captivating a nation on the brink of being torn apart. Jim DeFelice's brilliantly entertaining West Like Lightning is the first major history of the Pony Express to put its birth, life, and legacy into the full context of the American story.
The Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company--or "Pony Express," as it came to be known--was part of a plan by William Russell, Alexander Majors, and William Waddell to create the next American Express, a transportation and financial juggernaut that already dominated commerce back east. All that stood in their way were almost two thousand miles of uninhabited desert, ice-capped mountains, oceanic plains roamed by Indian tribes, whitewater-choked rivers, and harsh, unsettled wilderness.
The Pony used a relay system of courageous horseback riders to ferry mail halfway across a continent in just ten days. The challenges the riders faced were enormous, yet the Pony Express succeeded, delivering thousands of letters at record speed. The service instantly became the most direct means of communication between the eastern United States and its far western territories, helping to firmly connect them to the Union.
Populated with cast of characters including Abraham Lincoln (news of whose electoral victory the Express delivered to California), Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody (who fed the legend of the Express in his Wild West Show), and Mark Twain (who celebrated the riders in Roughing It), West Like Lightning masterfully traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri--the edge of the civilized world--west to Sacramento, the capital of California, then booming from the gold rush. Jim DeFelice, who traveled the Pony's route in his research, plumbs the legends, myths, and surprising truth of the service, exploring its lasting relevance today as a symbol of American enterprise, audacity, and daring.
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