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Tonight We Die As Men: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day (General Military) |  | Authors: Ian Gardner, Roger Day
Brand: General Military
Category: Book
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 208117
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 344
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4
MPN: GEN3223
ISBN: 1846033225
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.541273
EAN: 9781846033223
ASIN: 1846033225
Publication Date: April 21, 2009
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Product Description
The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) have been long overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. Yet the actions of the 3rd Battalion during the D-Day landings were every bit as incredible and this is the astounding story of how, after suffering many immediate casualties on landing, the surviving paratroopers fought on towards their objectives against horrendous odds. Using fascinating first-hand accounts of the soldiers and the French civilians who witnessed the Normandy campaign, and illustrated with black and white photographs and maps throughout, the authors offer a unique, comprehensive account of the experiences of the 3rd battalion from training through to D-Day and beyond.
CONTENTS: 344 pages; hard cover
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 Top Notch July 28, 2010
M. Bruner (Rocky River, Ohio USA)
A superb book. This book is not only a fantastic account of 3/506 in Normandy, but also adds signficantly to the historical record. Nowhere else will you find such a clear presentation of the battles for the Douve River bridges and the Battle of Bloody Gully. Fantastic work.
The writing here is also notably impressive. It manages to present an entertaining and readable narrative that is also very clear on the history and the relevant specifics. That is no small feat, and an extremely rare one amongst this type of book. Very seldom did I find myself having to lookup bits of information from other sources. And the included maps are extremly clear and to the point. Clearly a lot of work and rigor went into this book, and it is much appreciated.
 Pretty good but has one flaw, BOB Envy! June 2, 2010
Terrence La Bella
Overall, I thought this was a pretty good book. It was detailed (sometimes overly so), provided great personal pictures, and told the story of another group of The Greatest Generation.
The one major flaw I see is that the authors and Mark Bando, who writes the into, suffer from Band Of Brothers Envy. Mark Bando is notorious for this and he can't resist yet one more opportunity to take another shot at Stephen Ambrose and Band of Brothers. Mark Bando is a prominent 101st Historian of his own hard work and should be thankful for BOB because it has led to people reading more of his works. The authors have gotten caught up in this envy as well.
Let it go guys and let your works stand alone, Currahee!
An previously untold story of D-Night & Day of the 101st Airborne March 10, 2010
Marc Glazer
A good read for WWII history buffs. A detailed story of the D-Night & D-Day events of the bravery of these men of the Screaming Eagles. The events are corrobarated by the survivors of the actual events.
Fantastic experience. March 9, 2010
Yuri Beckers (Copenhagen, Denmark)
This is a book about the brave men of the 101st Airborne.
A story about a battalion that is not that well known, but has fought just as hard.
"Tonight we die as men".
The title alone says it all.
Readers will learn where the title of the book comes from, and it makes so much sense after reading the stories in here.
Personal stories about US paratroopers who jumped into France by parachute during the night of 5-6 June, 1944. D-Day. Some of them died right away. Some of them drowned. Some of them got wounded. Some of them managed to stay alive, and tell their stories. Ian Gardner brought these stories to life in a great way of writing.
This book tells the tales of the young men who landed in the fields nearby the little farms and bridges just south of St Come du Mont. All the seperate battles that raged on in this small part of Normandy, are quite unknown, and that is what makes this book a very interesting read.
The book starts with the stories that lead up to D-Day. Young men volunteering for the Airborne units, going through the rough training, and being shipped over to England, staying at Ramsbury.
Detailed information about life in this small village, and the time leading up to D-Day.
Then the paratroopers of 3rd Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne hear their objectives:
To capture and secure the bridges over the river Douve.
The men get ready for action, and take off from England, and jump into the fields of Normandy, France.
What follows in the book then, are amazing true stories by survivors who were there.
Ian Gardner digged up facts that have been forgotten or misunderstood for decades. Reading the personal stories from the soldiers, the people who lived in the farms and villages, combined with detailed background information, maps and beautiful photographs, make this book very hard to put down.
I received the book 2 days before I left to visit Normandy, end of May 2009. I kept on reading it, and became fascinated by the actions described in the book. Right there in Normandy, I visited the places that are mentioned in this book. Being there, and reading the book, made this story come to life.
I can't wait to be back in Normandy again, and walk around these areas again.
There is also a DVD available to get even more information about these actions that is very well worth the buy as well.
In my opinion, this is one of the best books I have ever read on Airborne actions. Truly a must for anyone who is interested in D-Day objectives, 506th, or Airborne units and actions.
Ian Gardner is a great writer, and did a great job in getting all this information. His style of writing is clear, and explains everything very well. While I was reading the book, I completely forgot everything around me, and it felt like I was one of the men over there in Normandy.
A must read in my opinion.
A "must-read" December 22, 2009
E. Mazzetto (Rovigo, ITALY)
Just finished the book and enjoyed it! While reading I had the feeling to be back to those days, side by side with the soldiers of the 3rd Btn. The training, the people of Ramsbury, the jump and following operations...a lot of info! The DVD I purchased with the book has been of great support since maps and interviews are giving the correct idea of the places of the fighting and faces to all those names. I must say that now I know much better the story of the 506th P.I.R. in general and the story of this Battalion in detail, unforgettable for me. About Mr Ed Shames...well, he's great! It seems that it's been difficult for some officer to accept his promotion from lower ranks...but he deserved that field promotion.
I like this book, to me is at the same level of "Iwo Jima" from J. Bradley and "Band of Brothers" from S. Ambrose, just to name a couple of those I read before.
Now I'm waiting for the following, I'd like to know how they finished the job they started ;)
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