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Of the nearly 15,000 Allied paratroopers dropped into France on D–14 (two weeks before D–Day), only one regiment––the 3,000 men of the 505 Parachute Infantry––had been tested in battle, and so they were given the toughest mission. For a few critical days, while the fate of occupied Europe hung in…

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This is a book about the U.S. Paratroopers and the fight to save D-Day. If you wanted to see what sacrifice is all about, read about the American paratroopers who jumped into Normandy on D-Day.

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