| International Standard Book Number |
9780593184875 35.00
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| International Standard Book Number |
0593184874 35.00
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
940
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| Personal Name |
Donovan, Jim, 1954- author aut.
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| Title Statement |
Nothing but courage : the 82nd Airborne's daring D-Day mission--and their heroic charge across the La Fiere Bridge / James Donovan.
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| Varying Form of Title |
82nd Airborne's daring D-Day mission--and their heroic charge across the La Fiere Bridge.
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| Publisher |
[New York, New York] : Dutton, [2025]
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| Physical Description |
pages cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
A Last-Minute Change in Plans -- Jumpin' Jim and His All Americans -- England in the Spring -- The Fortress, the Wall, and the Village -- Jump Into Darkness -- The Swamp -- The Good Drop -- Objective : Sainte-Mère-Église -- Le Manoir La Fière -- The Battle for the Bridge -- Counterattack -- The Glidermen -- Attack at Midnight -- "Colonel, It'll Be a Slaughter" -- The Charge -- "You Crossed That Causeway."
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| Summary, Etc. |
"From the bestselling author of Shoot for the Moon and A Terrible Glory comes the dramatic story of the courageous paratroopers and glidermen of the 82nd Airborne, who risked their lives to seize and secure a small, centuries-old bridge in France that played a pivotal role in the success of D-Day"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject |
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Normandy (France) History, Military 20th century.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Sainte-Mère-Eglise (France) History, Military 20th century.
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