A minute-by-minute and day-by-day account of the elite 101st Airborne’s daring parachute landing behind enemy lines at Normandy is accompanied by firsthand accounts from Airborne veterans and forty incredible, previously unknown (let alone published) color photos of the “Screaming Eagles” at Normandy and in Great Britain prior to the invasion. Accompanying these remarkable D-Day color Kodachromes—which were unearthed in the attic of an Army doctor’s daughter—are more than two hundred black-and-white photographs from 101st survivors and the author’s own private collection. This is an unprecedented look at an elite fighting force during one of the last century’s most crucial moments.
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Publishers Weekly, "August 20, 2007"The famous Airborne Division immortalized in Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers" gets a full picture-book treatment. The exploits of the storied group are documented, from training and maneuvers through D-Day and on to Berchtesgaden and the end of the war."
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Author and historian Mark Bando specializes in the history of the 101st Airborne and the 2nd Armored Division. He has published several books with Zenith Press, including 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy, The 101st Airborne at Normandy, The 101st Airborne: From Holland to Hitler’s Eagle’s News, and Breakout at Normandy: The 2nd Armored Division in the Land of the Dead. He is retired from the police department in Detroit, MI, where he still resides.
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When General William C. Lee, the "Father of the Airborne," assumed command of the 101st Airborne Division on 16 August 1942, he made this prophetic statement: "This division has no history, but it has a Rendezvous with Destiny." Read the first page
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When General William C. Lee, the "Father of the Airborne," assumed command of the 101st Airborne Division on 16 August 1942, he made this prophetic statement: "This division has no history, but it has a Rendezvous with Destiny." Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
This book is worth its weight in gold to Screaming Eagle fans. It goes into incredible detail about the actions of the 101st in the Normandy campaign. Graphic accounts from veterans and interesting pictures of the men themselves and the places where it all went down ensure you know every detail about D-day and the weeks that followed. If you're a fan of the 101st and plan to make a trip to Normandy, BUY THIS BOOK AND TAKE IT WITH YOU! It can take you to the places where the 101st engaged in combat and will certainly help you out. And for those 82nd Airborne fans, it even has a page or 3 about their escapades in Normandy.
Very deserving of 5 stars, great buy!
Very deserving of 5 stars, great buy!
Format:Hardcover
This book gives further insight to the bravery of this group of men, part of which, the band of brothers belonged. Going into battle on the night of one of the greatest points in history there has ever been. Good photos, which I have not seen before and backup text, a must for airborne and D-day fans alike.
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A Historical Document
17 Jan 2003
By Bill Reese
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Format:Hardcover
Using the mixture of photography, facts and quotes, 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles At Normandy, can serve as a great historical document. Within the pages of this great book, eye-catching photographs bring to light those events from World War II and the Normandy Invasion. The actions and reactions of the soldiers that fought in that war are caught forever through the historical eye of a camera, through famous and infamous quotes and accounts of the heroes from World War II.
The pages show the heightened moral and anticipation of the men prior to the invasion. Then the reader is brought into the middle of the battle with stories and quotes not just eye-opening photographs. This technique brings you side by side with the people of the villages and into the ranks of the soldiers marching off to fight another battle. I believe one of the best chapters is the true story of the movie �Saving Private Ryan�. This chapter, Saving Sergeant Niland, shows the true-life drama of a man that Hollywood has made famous.
The book brings to light some of the things that are never seen in movies and footage of events of the war. I am sure that this book, as well as its predecessor The 101st Airborne at Normandy, will bring back memories of the way it was behind the lines during that part of the war to those who served. Even though there is a predecessor to this book both stand independent of each other.
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Retired Detroit Cop Writes WWII Tour de Force
1 Dec 2004
By Charles W. Newsome
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Format:Hardcover
Mark Bando, the author of this exposition of the bigger-than-life adventures of the fabled 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" at Normandy, is an old acquaintance and comrade from the Detroit Police Department. We spent time together years ago as writers for our police patrolmen's union newspaper, the Tuebor. We have happily renewed our acquaintance of late, and while I remember Mark as an astute and accomplished writer, my less-than-passionate interest in military affairs had, until recently, kept me from reading this fine book. Now that I have finally done so, I deeply regret that I waited so long.
"101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles At Normandy" is a marvelous work on several fronts:
It is beautifully bound and presented; the layout and format are perfect for the subject matter; the photographs (many of them rare and quite beautiful) are heartwarming or bone chilling, as the case may be; the narrative is painstakingly researched from personal interviews of old soldiers and authentic military records; and, most importantly, the writing is masterful...accurate and careful as from a shrewd reporter's practiced and skeptical eye...loving and lyrical as from the pen of a writer of first rate fiction. I suspect Mark's experiences in "combat" on the dangerous streets of Detroit over the years have engendered in him a unique capacity to understand the special sensibilities of the combat veterans depicted in his book. Quite simply, "101st Airborne" is an astonishing accomplishment, worth reading more than once, and worth buying as gifts for the whole family, whether students of military history or not.
Mark has been very kind in his assessment of my own work elsewhere on this website. I am only sorry that I took so long to offer my heartiest endorsement of this first rate book. Get it. Read it. You'll be very happy you did.
"101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles At Normandy" is a marvelous work on several fronts:
It is beautifully bound and presented; the layout and format are perfect for the subject matter; the photographs (many of them rare and quite beautiful) are heartwarming or bone chilling, as the case may be; the narrative is painstakingly researched from personal interviews of old soldiers and authentic military records; and, most importantly, the writing is masterful...accurate and careful as from a shrewd reporter's practiced and skeptical eye...loving and lyrical as from the pen of a writer of first rate fiction. I suspect Mark's experiences in "combat" on the dangerous streets of Detroit over the years have engendered in him a unique capacity to understand the special sensibilities of the combat veterans depicted in his book. Quite simply, "101st Airborne" is an astonishing accomplishment, worth reading more than once, and worth buying as gifts for the whole family, whether students of military history or not.
Mark has been very kind in his assessment of my own work elsewhere on this website. I am only sorry that I took so long to offer my heartiest endorsement of this first rate book. Get it. Read it. You'll be very happy you did.
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My Uncle Manny Gesulga
21 Feb 2005
By James A. Shutz
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When my uncle past away last year, my aunt showed me the 101st Airborne in Normandy, a book by Mark Bando. In the section on combat experiences, the first soldier profiled was my uncle Manny Gesulga. Manny was part of the 101st paratroop drop behind enemy lines at Normandy and his combat exploits read like something out of a GI Joe comic book. After living his harrowing experiences in Normandy, he went to fight in Operation Market Garden (wounded by sharpnel) and the Battle of the Bulge (wounded by sniper fire) and came out to live a full, productive life. He never mentioned his role in WWII but I am glad Mr. Bando gave credence to him and other heroes of the 101st. This book is a must read for all history buffs and really brings home the sense of duty and committment to freedom that is the legacy of the young men of America.
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