Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich

In a fascinating memoir of life as a paratrooper during World War II, the author describes his career with the 101st Airborne Division, drawing on the letters he sent home during the war and personal reminiscences to offer vivid portraits of his fellow soldiers and the harsh realities and tragedies of war. Reprint.