The Night of Liberation: Normandy June 1944 - Embark with the Am

The Night of LiberationNormandy June 1944 - Embark with the American Paratroopers\nAuthor(s): Gilles Vallee, Christophe Esquerre\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Editions Heimdal, France\nImprint: Editions Heimdal\nISBN-13: 9782840483885, 978-2840483885\nSynopsis\nOn the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, some 15,000 American paratroopers were dropped into Normandy to outflank the German troops. Among them were the men of the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, commanded by Lt. Col. Robert Wolverton. Dropped behind Utah Beach, their mission was to seize two bridges on the Douve, near Carentan, to prevent enemy reinforcements accessing the coast.\n\nAs a result of long and painstaking research, Gilles Valle has been able to reconstruct the route of Wolverton and his men as they embarked with him on board the C-47Stoy Hora, piloted by Colonel Frank Krebs of the 440th Troop Carrier Group.\nIn this richly illustrated book with vintage photos and drawings by Christoph.