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Author Killblane, Richard.

Title The Filthy Thirteen : from the Dustbowl to Hilter's Eagle's Nest : the 101st Airborne's most legendary squad of combat paratroopers / Richard Killblane, Jake McNiece.

Publication Info. Drexel Hill, Pa. : Casemate, 2009.
2003.

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Location Call No. Status
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  940.54 KIL    Check Shelf
Edition [Pbk edition].
Description xiii, 288 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of leaves : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Note "The true story of The Dirty Dozen"--P. [1] of cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.
Contents Introduction: Jake McNiece -- Creating a legend -- Fuel for the myth -- A bridge in Normandy -- Surviving Holland -- Rescue of a division -- End of the war -- Get-together -- The moral of the story -- A soldier's prayer by Jack Agnew.
Subject McNiece, Jake, 1919-2013.
United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th -- History.
United States. Army -- Parachute troops -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
Added Author McNiece, Jake, 1919-2013.
ISBN 9781932033465 paperback
1932033467
$19.95
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