I finally finished the first volume of the Battle of the Bulge series from Stackpole that I bought in June. After a tour of the Northern flank of the Bulge in May 2024, I wanted to learn more about this … Continue reading →
I received a signed copy of this book as a gift from a friend. The author Michel Reins is his colleague. The book is in French, so a bit more difficult for me than English, but I am very glad … Continue reading →
This book is a little gem. Not about a paratrooper this time, but about an 18 year old tank gunner at the end of the war. The author Jack Irwin recounts his experience with a tank crew. He arrived in … Continue reading →
The third book on my summer reading list, again about the 82nd Airborne Division. Not the 508th PIR this time, but Division Headquarters. Written by Len Lebenson, who served with the division from the very beginning, but didn’t earn his … Continue reading →
The second book from my summer reading list is another one about the 508th PIR. This book is not as big as the previous one and is told from the perspective of one paratrooper, the author Dwayne T. Burns. He … Continue reading →
Yes, I am actually reading that big stack of books I posted in June. First is this book by Phil Nordyke about the 508th PIR, all the way from its formation until leaving from Germany at the end of 1945 … Continue reading →
And well into the fall too… It’s a big stack of unit history books that landed on my doorstep last week. It started while looking for a used copy of ‘Put Us Down in Hell’ by Phil Nordyke. I received … Continue reading →
This book was originally published in 2007, but I only read it just recently, in preparation of my latest battlefield tour of the Ardennes. I can highly recommend that you read this if you are interested in the Battle of … Continue reading →
Fort Benning was the primary training center for the new US parachute troops, and it is the place where it all started in 1940 with the parachute test platoon. So, its newspaper is a potential trove of information about the … Continue reading →
It’s been a long while since I got any new WWII magazines with parachutists or glider troops on the cover. These 3 were sent to me by Darren from the UK and are very nice. The New York Times magazine … Continue reading →