Airborne - The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company

A member of the legendary Band of Brothers, Ed Shames was involved in some of the most important battles of World War II. His incredible combat record includes parachuting into Normandy on D-Day, and service during Operation Market Garden , at Bastogne and in Germany itself. Shames'' own words and recollections fuel a searing account that gives a soldier''s glimpse into the ferocity of the fighting on the ground and the close fellowship that developed between the men in Easy Company. The first member of the 101st Airborne Division to enter Dachau concentration camp, just days after its liberation, Shames ended the war in the bombed out shell of Hitler''s Eagles Nest, surrounded by his comrades in arms.Written by the author of the critically acclaimed Tonight We Die As Men , this is the phenomenal story of a remarkable young lieutenant during World War II, from training at Toccoa, Georgia right through to the collapse of the Third Reich.>

Product details

• Authors: Ian Gardner, Gardner Ian, Ed Shames
• Assisted by: Ed Shames (Foreword), Ed Shames (Introduction), Shames Ed (Foreword), Shames Ed (Introduction)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781472819383
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1938-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Autobiography: historical, political and military, Air forces and warfare, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space