Drawing on many oral and unpublished written accounts from veterans of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Phil Nordyke brings the history of the regiment to life, conveying with remarkable immediacy and power what it was like to be there. This is history as it was lived by the men of the 504th, from their pre-war coming of age in the regiment, through the end of World War II, when they marched in the Victory Parade down Fifth Avenue in New York. The 504th earned three bronze stars for their parachute wings, one for each ...
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Drawing on many oral and unpublished written accounts from veterans of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Phil Nordyke brings the history of the regiment to life, conveying with remarkable immediacy and power what it was like to be there. This is history as it was lived by the men of the 504th, from their pre-war coming of age in the regiment, through the end of World War II, when they marched in the Victory Parade down Fifth Avenue in New York. The 504th earned three bronze stars for their parachute wings, one for each of their combat jumps.
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Good. Size: 6x1x9; Zenith Press (MBI Publishing); Minneapolis, 2008. Hardcover. A Very Good, grey binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some crimping to spine edges, few small scuff marks to text block edges, small ink scribble on fore-edge, few small soiled specks to front free endpaper, some rubbing along board edges, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, crease to front flap, crease bottom front panel, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 472pp., epilogue, notes, bibliography, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 472 pages, illustrated in b&w. "The World War II combat record of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was incredible." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.
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Very good. Light edge wear. Previous owner's name written inside book. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.