They fought on Utah Beach, in Arnhem, Bastogne, the Bulge; they spearheaded the Rhine offensive and took possession of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory, Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company, which kept getting the tough assignments. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. BAND OF BROTHERS is the account of the men of…
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From the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks.
The US Army 157th regiment, known as the Thunderbirds, drew many of its men from more than fifty different Native American tribes, mixed in with Mexican-Americans and men more used to herding cattle in the American southwest. Felix Sparks, tasked with leading the diverse regiment regarded by generals as one of the US's finest fighting forces, was a maverick officer,…
The untold true story of Inverailort, Churchill's pioneering elite WW2 military academy that provided the model for Special Forces training used by the SAS.
"A thrilling story of bravery and resilience, superbly told" - DAN SNOW
"The epic story of how ordinary men were trained and transformed to set Europe ablaze..." - BEAR GRYLLS
"Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the true foundations of elite military operations." - ALDO KANE
In the summer of 1940, Britain was under siege. Poland, Belgium, Holland, Norway and France had already fallen, and the British army had been routed on the continent, leading…
Silent as shadows, deadly in the dark In the darkest days of World War II, a top-secret experiment unites the toughest outdoorsmen: lumberjacks, cowboys, prospectors and hunters from across Canada and the United States. Their goal? To forge the First Special Service Force - an elite airborne commando unit designed to strike deep behind enemy lines - taking them utterly by surprise. Damien Mahoun, a Canadian Scottish woodsman joins the Force, looking for action, keen to be tested in combat. First, he and his mismatched brotherhood of outsiders must make the grade, surviving the gruelling, unorthodox training regime in the harsh mountains of Montana. Pushed to their physical and psychological limits the men learn devastating hand-to-hand killing techniques and endure terrifying live-fire battle conditioning – but what grows in these hard months of toil is an unwavering, deep-rooted bond between them. A bond which will be tested to the limits as Mahoun's squad of scouts is sent to spearhead the deadly assault on the frozen Aleutians, the only part of the United States invaded during World War II. Blending meticulous historical detail with breathless action, The Devil’s Brigade is a gripping military thriller that brings the legendary origins of North America's premier special operations unit to explosive life.
