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02430aam a2200325 i 4500 001 1045A358285511EEA0CE6C7637ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230722010028 008 220412s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1009206370 020 $a 9781009206372 035 $a (OCoLC)1310397613 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Rabe, Stephen G.,. 245 14 $a The lost paratroopers of Normandy : $b a story of resistance, courage, and solidarity in a French village / $c Stephen G. Rabe. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2023. 300 $a ix, 253 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-243) and index. 520 $a "The fateful days and weeks surrounding 6 June 1944 have been extensively documented in histories of the Second World War, but less attention has been paid to the tremendous impact of these events on the populations nearby. The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy tells the inspiring yet heartbreaking story of ordinary people who did extraordinary things in defense of liberty and freedom. On D-Day, when transport planes dropped paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions hopelessly off-target into marshy waters in northwestern France, the 900 villagers of Graignes welcomed them with open arms. These villagers - predominantly women - provided food, gathered intelligence, and navigated the floods to retrieve the paratroopers' equipment at great risk to themselves. When the attack by German forces on 11 June forced the overwhelmed paratroopers to withdraw, many made it to safety thanks to the help and resistance of the villagers. In this moving book, historian Stephen G. Rabe, son of one of the paratroopers, meticulously documents the forgotten lives of those who participated in this integral part of D-Day history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20230421. 610 1 $a United States $b Army $x History. $x History. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Normandy. $z Normandy. 650 $a Civilians in war $z Normandy $z Normandy $x History $y 20th century. 655 7 $a History. 941 $a 3 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20240206011045.0 952 $l OOAX232 $d 20231202010229.0 952 $l DHPB993 $d 20230722010243.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1045A358285511EEA0CE6C7637ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search