Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat

The thrilling story of the Airborne and Ranger troops that saw the worst of WWII action--told for the first time in the voices of the soldiers themselves.

From the first parachute drops in North Africa to the final battles in Germany, U.S. Ranger and Airborne troops saw the worst action of World War II. In Beyond Valor, Patrick O'Donnell, a pioneer of internet-based "oral history" who has collected the first-person stories of hundreds of veterans on his online oral history project, re-creates the frontline experience in stunning detail, weaving together more than 650 "e-histories" and interviews into a seamless narrative.

In recollections filled with pain, poignancy, and pride, veterans chronicle the destruction of entire battalions, speak of their own personal scars, and pay tribute to their fallen colleagues. Beyond Valor brings to light the hidden horrors and uncelebrated heroics of a war fought by a now-vanishing generation and preserves them for all future generations.

Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 03/05/2002
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.58w x 0.95d
ISBN13: 9780684873855
ISBN10: 0684873850
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- History | Wars & Conflicts | General