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Burgett, Donald R,
1925-,
(Donald Robert.)
Currahee :
a Screaming Eagle at Normandy /
Donald R. Burgett ; foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose ; introduction by Martin Blumenson.
Novato, CA. :
Presidio Press,
1999.
©1967.
xiv, 195 p. :
ill., map ;
23 cm.
Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1967, with new material added.
The author, a Screaming Eagle of the 101st Division during World War II, tells the story of his experiences at Normandy.
Reference and Research Book News.
The title represents the battle cry and motto of the famous Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Regiment as they parachuted into Normandy in World War II. This story, told by a man who was there, was first published in 1967 and appears in mass market for the first time. Dwight D. Eisenhower called this book "a fascinating tale of personal combat".
Adult
Follett Library Resources.
Adult.
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Burgett, Donald R
Donald Robert
1925-
United States
Army
Biography.
Soldiers
United States
Biography.
World War, 1939-1945
Campaigns
France
Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945
Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945
Campaigns
Normandy (France.)
World War, 1939-1945
Personal narratives.
Normandy (France)
History, Military.
Normandy (France)
History.
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