ISBN: 9780684873848 - beyond valor: world war ii's ranger and airborne veterans reveal the heart of combat: world war ii's ranger and airborn veterans reveal the heart of combat (27 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. 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 I. 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. 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 I. 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.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover. Dust jacket included and in good condition. Binding tight; front hinge creased. Minor wear to page edges and corners; sharpie mark on tail. No writing, highlighting, or marks in text. Contains figures.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Free Press, 2001. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good. Has sticker on back cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ VG+. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Black paper over boards with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 366pp. Illustrations, maps. Fine/fine. Tight and perfectly pristine book club edition of this large collection of WW2 veteran interviews.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Shelf wear, slight creases on top of dust jacket. Rubbed dust jacket. Firm spine. Bumped corner. Dog ear. No marks or highlights inside of book. (Previous book seller's "book plate" / gift card inscription on inside back cover from previous owner.).…

Hardcover with. Zustand: Very good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Very Good Hardcover with dust jacket, clean pages, minor creasing to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Reprint. Second printing. xvi, 366 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Methodology. Order of Battle. Notes. Index. Signed by author. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear. Combat historian, bestselling author, and public speaker Patrick K. O'Donnell has written ten critically acclaimed books that recount the epic stories of America's wars from the Revolution to Iraq. He is a premier expert on elite and special operations units and irregular warfare. The author's skills and expertise have been tapped by government agencies, including DARPA. For the agency, O'Donnell assisted in the development of modern weapons systems for urban warfare, researched and analyzed counterinsurgency strategies and tactics, and assessed German technology from WWII, focusing on its application to the modern battlefield. He has been selected to lecture at numerous agencies and branches of the armed forces, such as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. ARMY, and USMC. Each one of his books contains scores, if not hundreds, of oral history interviews he personally conducted, combined with years of archival research. Here is the first combat history of the war in Europe in the words of the men themselves, and perhaps the most honest and brutal account of combat on the printed page. For more than fifty years the individual stories that make up this narrative have been bottled up, buried, or circulated privately. Now, our WWII soldiers have unburdened themselves. "Beyond Valor" recaptures their hidden history. A pioneering oral historian, Patrick O'Donnell used his award-winning website, The Drop Zone, to solicit oral- and "e-histories" from individual soldiers. Gradually, O'Donnell convinced some of the war's most battle-hardened soldiers to tell their stories. The result is WWII seen through the eyes of the men who saw the most intense of its action. O'Donnell focuses on the elite units of the war -- the Rangers, Airborne, and 1st Special Service Force -- troops that spearheaded the most dangerous operations and often made the difference between victory and defeat. From more than 650 interviews O'Donnell has chosen oral- and e-histories that form a seamless story line, a history of the war in Europe from the first parachute drops in North Africa through the final battles in Germany and the trip home. O'Donnell presents the wreckage and haunting revelations of wartime.…

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. xvi, 366 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Methodology. Order of Battle. Notes. Index. Autographed copy sticker on front of dust jacket. Very scarce double signed copy. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads To Jack, Best Wishes, Patrick. Also signed by the author on the title page. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear. Combat historian, bestselling author, and public speaker Patrick K. O'Donnell has written ten critically acclaimed books that recount the epic stories of America's wars from the Revolution to Iraq. He is a premier expert on elite and special operations units and irregular warfare. The author's skills and expertise have been tapped by government agencies, including DARPA. For the agency, O'Donnell assisted in the development of modern weapons systems for urban warfare, researched and analyzed counterinsurgency strategies and tactics, and assessed German technology from WWII, focusing on its application to the modern battlefield. He has been selected to lecture at numerous agencies and branches of the armed forces, such as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. ARMY, and USMC. Each one of his books contains scores, if not hundreds, of oral history interviews he personally conducted, combined with years of archival research. Here is the first combat history of the war in Europe in the words of the men themselves, and perhaps the most honest and brutal account of combat on the printed page. For more than fifty years the individual stories that make up this narrative have been bottled up, buried, or circulated privately. Now, our WWII soldiers have unburdened themselves. "Beyond Valor" recaptures their hidden history. A pioneering oral historian, Patrick O'Donnell used his award-winning website, The Drop Zone, to solicit oral- and "e-histories" from individual soldiers. Gradually, O'Donnell convinced some of the war's most battle-hardened soldiers to tell their stories. The result is WWII seen through the eyes of the men who saw the most intense of its action. O'Donnell focuses on the elite units of the war -- the Rangers, Airborne, and 1st Special Service Force -- troops that spearheaded the most dangerous operations and often made the difference between victory and defeat. From more than 650 interviews O'Donnell has chosen oral- and e-histories that form a seamless story line, a history of the war in Europe from the first parachute drops in North Africa through the final battles in Germany and the trip home. O'Donnell presents the wreckage and haunting revelations of wartime. Signed. …