Strike and Hold
by T. Moffatt Burriss
"A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in World War II"
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Strike and Hold Book Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Paratroopers
Military Unit:
US Army
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
255
Published Date:
2000
ISBN13:
9781574882582
Strike and Hold Book Description
This fast-moving memoir of T. Moffatt Burriss shows his extraordinary role as a platoon leader and company commander with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Europe and North Africa during World War II. He saw a great deal of combat on Sicily, at Salerno, on Anzio Beach, in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and during the drive into Germany. This book portrays World War II as seen vividly through the eyes of the young American citizen-soldier.