Hi all This is my first post on this forum. I'm a British member and in March I'm going on a trip to Normandy. In light of this could anyone recommend a book that concentrates strictly upon the US Airborne drops on Normandy during the invasion? And please, dont' let it be Band of Brothers Thanks
David Kenyon Webster's book Parachute Infantry has few pages about the 101st in Normandy. He was wounded around the 10th of June, so not a lot of the book is devoted to that drop.
I'll second LRusso's Koskimaki recommendation. Another one worth looking out for is Clay Blair's 'Ridgway's Paratroopers - The American Airborne In World War II' which has a long chapter devoted to D-Day.
Thanks Martin. I never knew Blair had written about the Airborne. If it's as good as his two volume U-Boat history I have then I'm sure it's going to be a good read. Thanks.
I was searching Amazon for "Those Devils In Baggy Pants" wich I read more than a few years ago and found several books on the 82nd. Click the link and look at the rest of the page: Amazon.com: Those Devils in Baggy Pants (9780899666136): Ross S. Carter: Books
I enjoyed Decending from the Clouds by Spencer and Gayle Wurst. Mr. Wurst jumped into Normandy with the 505th PIR as well as Sicily and MG.
I know the BEST book ever on D- DAY! I read a wonderful book named " Pegasus bridge" and I highly recomend it to you!
"Tonight we die as men" The writers is British Mr Ian Gardner and Mr Roger Day The story of the 506PIR 3Hq ( Not BOB ) .