Phil Nordyke: 5 books
Four Stars of Valor
The Combat History of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2010
Hailing from the big cities and small towns of America, these young men came together to serve their country and the greater good. They were the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division (the All Americans). Phil Nordyke, their official historian, draws on interviews with surviving...
More Than Courage
Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe: The Combat History of the
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Drawing on many oral and unpublished written accounts from veterans of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Phil Nordyke brings the history of the regiment to life, conveying with remarkable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,...
All American, All the Way
A Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II: From Sicily to Normandy
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into history on 9 July 1943 when they led Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Less than a year from their formation in August 1942, the All Americans (the name of the division in World War I when Sgt. Alvin York was one its soldiers) found themselves in the...
All American, All the Way
A Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II: From Market Garden to Berlin
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
On Sunday, September 17, 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division jumped into history with the First Allied Airborne Army in a daring daylight parachute and glider-borne assault to capture key bridges at the start of Operation Market Garden. Following weeks of heavy combat in Holland, the All Americans (the...
The All Americans in World War II
A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
On the night of July 9/10, 1943 the All Americans of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped into history as they made their first parachute assault of World War II. Three others would follow: Salerno, Normandy, and Holland. In total the division served more than three hundred days in combat, a record unmatched...