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Descending from the Clouds by Ed Rigby (2005, Hardcover)

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Wurst, a rifleman, spent the most of World War II in the European Theater of Operations as a squad leader or platoon sergeant in Company F, 505. He made three of the four regimental combat jumps, dropping into Italy, Normandy, and Holland. Highlights include his baptism of fire in Italy during the Battle of Arnone; the jump on D-Day and the liberation of Ste. Mere Eglise (for which he was awarded a Purple Heart); a grueling month of combat in the hedgerows of Normandy (a second Purple Heart); the ferocious battle with the SS for the highway bridge at Nijmegen, Holland (Silver Star); and survival in the Ardennes, where he found himself as point man on his twentieth birthday, in a long, bitter march toward the shoulder of the Bulge. Wurst's narrative, set against a carefully researched historical background, offers a unique view of the heat of battle as experienced by a noncommissioned officer in the 82nd Airborne Division. His story is the story of the coming of age of the American military: fewer than twenty men per company who started with the 505 in the Frying Pan returned home.

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Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
1932033319
ISBN-13
9781932033311
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30755502

Product Key Features

Book Title
Descending from the Clouds
Author
Ed Rigby
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Travel, History
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.5in

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Lc Classification Number
D811
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... gives a good sense of the confusion of airborne operations and close combat...makes an excellent book for company level leader development on the subjects of discipline, training, and combat leadership.
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-274833
Dewey Decimal
940.548173
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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A must have for any WWII enthusiast
I met Spencer Wurst (the author) a couple days ago. What an amazing man. His story of traning then dropping into Normanday as part of the 82nd Airborne is pretty amazing. Angels must have watched closely after him as he evades death time and time again. Its a great read.

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