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17 visitors recommend:
Band of Brothers: The Island (Holland, Oct. 2 - Nov. 25, 1944)
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose: Stephen Ambrose tells the story of the heroic paratroopers of Easy Company in Holland, including how they routed two full companies of Germans and their night rescue of British paratroopers.
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9 visitors recommend:
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose: Point-Du-Hoc looks down on Utah Beach on one side and Omaha Beach on the other. In this selection from "The Victors," Ambrose recounts how Rangers were able to scale the 100-meter-high cliff at Pointe-Du-Hoc and knock out the German's deadly 155mm cannons.
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America's Elite Troops in World War II
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell: An introduction to the Airborne, Gliders, Rangers, and 1st Special Service Force.
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14 visitors recommend:
Para Research Team: Lest we forget our Liberators
Source: D.C. vandenBogert
Country: Netherlands E-mail: webmaster@pararesearchteam.com: "After working on various WWII websites over the years I have finally launched my own personal website: Rations, Helmets, Personal Items, Lyrics, Patches, Medical Items, Mail Items, Databases, Who is Who, Stories and many, many pictures. We, the Dutch, will never forget our liberators!"
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9 visitors recommend:
Paratroopers of the 50's
Source: Bryan W. Hunter
Country: United Kingdom E-mail: bryan.hunter@lineone.net: A few photo's from the 50's of the host's time in the Airborne.
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Tragedy in a french village
Source: lamastre.com
Author: Raymond Bouit
Country: France E-mail: francois.castex@wanadoo.fr: A french village remembers the 27-6-44 parachute drops in the occupied South of France. In French and English.
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10 visitors recommend:
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
Source: Lance Faulkner
State: AZ E-mail: webmaster@501stpir.com: A brief history of the 501st PIR, it's men, and experiences during World War II.
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Men of Easy Company - official website
Source: The Men of Easy Company Association
E-mail: info@menofeasycompany.com: The veterans known through the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" have their own website with personal stories and more.
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Airborne, Infantry and Marine Reenactment
Source: Living History Group in the UK
City: Birmingham, Country: United Kingdom E-mail: jojessholli@hotmail.com: "Our Living History reenactment group is dedicated to preserving the memory of the service men and women of the Second World War. We have three main impressions, 501st PIR, 3rd Infantry and 2nd USMC."
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World War Two Paratroopers
Source: Mark Patterson
State: AZ E-mail: Pathfinder.Tours@yahoo.com: Website about the WW2 American Paratrooper: Uniforms, Equipment, Stories and other information.
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Navy SEALs
Source: Theodor Velikov
E-mail: seaman_geek@yahoo.com: This site is dedicated to the history and future of the Navy SEALs.
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9 visitors recommend:
Band of Brothers poster
Source: AllPosters: 22 in. x 35 in. color poster advertising the fantastic HBO mini-series on the heroes of E Company, 101st Airborne.
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'Band Of Brothers' photo
Source: AllPosters: An 8 in. x 10 in. color photo from the magnificent HBO mini-series on WWII paratroopers.
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17 visitors recommend:
Currahee: A Paratrooper's Account of the Normandy Invasion
Source: Presidio Press
Author: Donald R. Burgett, foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose: "This acknowledged classic vividly portrays the tragic chaos of war accompanied by incredible acts of heroism in the midst of death and destruction." Amazon readers give it 5 stars. (September 1999)
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121 visitors recommend:
Band of Brothers (DVD)
Source: Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, producers: The best WWII miniseries ever made, if not the best movie. Fantastic. Magnificent. Awesome. Inspiring. (2001)
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22 visitors recommend:
Guns of Navarone (DVD Special Edition)
Source: J. Lee Thompson, director: Gregory Peck leads a star-studded cast charged with a near impossible mission: destroy a pair of German guns nestled in a protective cave on the strategic Mediterranean island of Navarone. A thrilling war movie. Amazon reviewers give it 4 stars. (1961)
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21 visitors recommend:
Where Eagles Dare (VHS)
Source: Brian G. Hutton, director: Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood fight their way to a mountain-top German castle. One of the best WWII movies. Amazon reviewers give it 4.5 stars. (1969)
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Devil's Brigade (DVD)
Source: Andrew V. McLaglen, director: In the tradition of "Dirty Dozen," misfits are transformed into commandos. One Amazon reviewer reports that the movie is used by the Marine Corps as a mountain warfare training tool. (1968)
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