101st Airborne
101st Airborne

Author: Mark Bando

Publisher: Zenith Press

Published: 2011-05-08

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1610602560

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A minute-by-minute and day-by-day account of the elite 101st Airborne’s daring parachute landing behind enemy lines at Normandy is accompanied by firsthand accounts from Airborne veterans and forty incredible, previously unknown (let alone published) color photos of the “Screaming Eagles” at Normandy and in Great Britain prior to the invasion. Accompanying these remarkable D-Day color Kodachromes—which were unearthed in the attic of an Army doctor’s daughter—are more than two hundred black-and-white photographs from 101st survivors and the author’s own private collection. This is an unprecedented look at an elite fighting force during one of the last century’s most crucial moments.

Screaming Eagles
Screaming Eagles

Author: Susan Bryant

Publisher: Zenith Press

Published: 2007-06-15

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780760331224

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Formed at the beginning of World War II, the 101st Airborne Division has fought in almost every major conflict since then, including Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. Going from a parachute and glider infantry in its early days to an air assault division in our own--the only one in the world--the "Screaming Eagles" are trained to destroy enemy forces while seizing land and resources. They are a rapid deployment group prepared to go anywhere in the world within thirty-six hours. And, for good reason, they are probably the best-known army division in the world. In this book, top military photographer and former U.S. Army Ranger Russ Bryant takes you inside the 101st Airborne. In training and in action, on land and in the air: Here are the Screaming Eagles as youve never seen them, in a close-up, multi-faceted portrait of courage and skill as a fact of everyday life. The book brilliantly illustrates why the 101st Airborne is the vanguard in its field--and in the world.

Ripcord
Ripcord

Author: Keith Nolan

Publisher: Presidio Press

Published: 2003-06-03

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 0891418091

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On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming Eagles’ last chance to do significant damage to the NVA in the A Shau Valley before the division was withdrawn from Vietnam and returned to the United States. At Ripcord, the enemy counterattacked with ferocity, using mortar and antiaircraft fire to inflict heavy causalities on the units operating there. The battle lasted four and a half months and exemplified the ultimate frustration of the Vietnam War: the inability of the American military to bring to bear its enormous resources to win on the battlefield. In the end, the 101st evacuated Ripcord, leaving the NVA in control of the battlefield. Contrary to the mantra “We won every battle but lost the war,” the United States was defeated at Ripcord. Now, at last, the full story of this terrible battle can be told.

The Front
The Front

Author: Timothy W. Long

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-01-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781523209224

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"Band of Brothers meets Dead Snow" Private Franklin Grillo is a fresh faced infantryman in the 101st Airborne. He's been dispatched to the Ardennes Forest outside of Bastogne to assist Baker company against a surprise attack by the Germans. Outgunned, low on ammo, food, and supplies, the men along the new front are up against an army ten times their size. Barely able to hold out the 101st now face a new threat. German soldiers who take massive amounts of damage but keep on attacking. This is an alternative history that will sink it's teeth into you. Coming Soon from Timothy W. Long, David Moody, and Craig DiLouie THE FRONT 2: RED DEVILS THE FRONT 3: BERLIN OR BUST

Scream of Eagles
Scream of Eagles

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 1997-08-18

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780786004478

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Raised by the Shawnee, Jamie Ian MacCallister had survived the bloodshed of the Alamo and the Civil War. With each victory, the MacCallister legend grows--as violent and unpredictable as the land that had given him life. When his wife is brutally murdered by the Miles Nelson gang, the battle gets personal.

Three of the Last WWII Screaming Eagles
Three of the Last WWII Screaming Eagles

Author: Jos Groen

Publisher: Jos Groen

Published: 2019-10-31

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9781792311345

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Three of the Last WWII Screaming Eagles describes the personal stories of three U.S. paratroopers of the renowned 101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagles. The book depicts their exploits and acts of valor during the harsh battles across the European continent in an in-depth and fascinating way. Proceeds benefiting US veterans and their families.

Screaming Eagles
Screaming Eagles

Author: Susan Bryant

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781610607438

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Formed at the beginning of World War II, the 101st Airborne Division has fought in almost every major conflict since then, including Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. Going from a parachute and glider infantry in its early days to an air assault division in our own--the only one in the world--the "Screaming Eagles" are trained to destroy enemy forces while seizing land and resources. They are a rapid deployment group prepared to go anywhere in the world within thirty-six hours. And, for good reason, they are probably the best-known army division in the world. In this book, top military photographer and former U.S. Army Ranger Russ Bryant takes you inside the 101st Airborne. In training and in action, on land and in the air: Here are the Screaming Eagles as youve never seen them, in a close-up, multi-faceted portrait of courage and skill as a fact of everyday life. The book brilliantly illustrates why the 101st Airborne is the vanguard in its field--and in the world.

Fighting with the Screaming Eagles
Fighting with the Screaming Eagles

Author: Robert Bowen

Publisher: Casemate

Published: 2010-08-31

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1935149903

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A member of the 101st Airborne’s Glider Infantry recalls WWII, from the horror of D-Day to the despair of Nazi captivity, in this compelling memoir. As World War II broke out, Robert Bowen was drafted into Company C, 401st Glider Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Soon afterwards, he found himself storming Utah Beach amid the chaos of D-Day, through unfamiliar terrain littered with minefields and hidden snipers. Bowen was wounded during the Normandy campaign but went on to fight in Holland and the Ardennes, where he was captured. That’s when his “trip through hell” truly began. In each of Bowen’s campaigns, the 101st “Screaming Eagles” spearheaded the Allied effort against the Nazi occupation of Europe. At Bastogne, they stood nearly alone against the onslaught of enemy panzers and grenadiers. His insights into life behind enemy lines after his capture provide as much fascination as his exploits on the battlefield. Written shortly after the war, Bowen’s narrative is immediate and compelling. An introduction by the world’s foremost historian of the 101st Airborne, George Koskimaki, further enhances this classic work.

History of the 101st Airborne Division
History of the 101st Airborne Division

Author: Robert E. Jones

Publisher: Turner

Published: 2010-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781630263553

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The History of the 101st Airborne Division is the epic story of the Division from its activation in August 1942 through the completion of Operation Desert Storm in April 1991. The Division's progression through the sky took decades of hard work and tens of thousands of dedicated soldiers. In World War II, the 101st became the first American troops to set foot in occupied France, when, on 6 June 1944, its paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines, clearing the way for the 4th Infantry Division landing on Utah Beach. The Division would become famous for its work in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and for its successful defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. In Vietnam, the "Screaming Eagles" engaged in battle from 1965 to 1972, when they began their evolution to Air Mobile by deploying by helicopter. In the Gulf War, the Division fired the first shots of Operation Desert Storm by destroying Iraqi radar sites, and during ground war of the operation, they made the longest and largest air assault in history. In every engagement and during the training periods in between, the 101st Airborne Division has honored the words of its first commander, General William C. Lee, that it has a "rendezvous with destiny." This book is a fitting record of that history, and of the men who are proud to be called "Screaming Eagles."

Seven Roads to Hell
Seven Roads to Hell

Author: Donald R. Burgett

Publisher: Thorndike Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780783889948

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The Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division had just finished the battle for "the bridge too far", and, as Christmas 1944 approached, they were settling in for some hard-earned R&R. Then Hitler ordered a massive Nazi counterattack through the Ardennes Forest. The Screaming Eagles were rushed to Bastogne, a small Belgian crossroads where seven roads met and where the lightly armed and under-supplied division became the "cork in the bottle" of the Nazi onslaught. Burgett's stirring memoir (he was 19) recounts how epic courage bought the time needed for Patton's Third Army to redeploy.