Twenty-Five Yards of War: The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary Men in World War II

From the sinking decks of a navy cruiser to the cockpit of a doomed B-25 bomber, Ronald J. Drez takes us to the front lines of World War II.

Through Drez's gripping narrative style, we meet twelve men, all ordinary soldiers, and learn what the war was like through their eyes, experiencing their own 'twenty-five yards of war.' The men in these pages represent all branches of the military who were sent on impossible missions, where they witnessed triumphs and tragedies. As a result of Drez's ten years of research and over 1,400 interviews, Twenty-Five Yards of War is a tribute to all of the soldiers who fought in World War II -- those who walked away with amazing stories to tell, and those who did not make it home.

Author: Ronald J. Drez
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 03/05/2003
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.74w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9780786886685
ISBN10: 0786886684
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | World War II

About the Author
Ron Drez is a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War, a former Captain of Marines, and an award-winning, best-selling author.