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In the hours before the D-Day landing, their brilliant success behind enemy lines changed the course of history. In the tradition of Steven Ambrose's D-Day and Band of Brothers, The First Men In tells the remarkable story of the American paratroopers who took on one of the most important and dangerous missions of World War II. On the eve of D-Day, the 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into key positions along the Normandy coast, spearheading the assault on Fortress Europe. Using extensive firsthand interviews with the men of the 82nd, Ed Ruggero vividly brings them to life. This "first-rate story-teller" ( Denver Post ) weaves their improbable achievement into an unforgettable narrative. Only one unit of the 82nd -- the 3,000 men of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment -- had previously been tested in battle. These heroes of the brutal 1943 invasion of Sicily -- whose story was brilliantly told in Ruggero's Combat Jump -- were given one of the toughest assignments, that of securing the critical crossroads town of Ste. Mre Eglise, the gateway to Utah Beach, through which half of the U.S. invasion force had to pass. Within hours of landing in Normandy, the 505th had accomplished its

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Author

Ruggero, Ed

Publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060731281

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

3.91 / 5 (47 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14