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Beyond Valor
World War Ii's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
by Patrick K. O'Donnell
ISBN: 0684873842
ISBN-13: 9780684873848
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
These oral histories of combat in the European theater were solicited on the Drop Zone, the author's website for former combatants and those interested in WW II military history. The author provides background on the Rangers and Airborne units, and on their operations.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 2001
Size: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 366
Publisher's Notes
Members of the Ranger and Airborne troops from World War II tell their own action-packed stories of dropping behind enemy lines, in a series of eyewitness accounts of the war in North Africa and Europe based on more than six hundred interviews with the veterans.
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Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
Patrick K. O'Donnell
Free Press, 2001-02-15. Hardcover. Good. We suggest the use of priority shipping, where available. Media mail can take up to three weeks for delivery. We ship every business day. Used books may not contain original publisher materials, ie cd and infotrak ( more information) Offered by textbook recycle (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War Ii's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Pr, 2001 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; DJ has minor edgewear; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
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Free Press, 2001. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, "...an oral history account of combat as seen from the sharp end by those who fought it," illustrated with photos and maps, book has a spine lean, dustjacket has a short tear on the front panel . ISBN: 0684873842. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG+. Military History. ( more information) Offered by Mainly Books (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
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New York:: Free Press,. 2001.. First Edition, First Printing Trade. Hard Cover. 8vo - 9 1/2" Tall. 366 pages. A very good, clean, neat copy which would be rated as fine but for the FRONT ENDPAPER REMOVED; hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a fine dust jacket. This is a terrific reading copy as is. ( more information) Offered by Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
New York: The Free Press, 2001 Pictorial jacket is price clipped, no names or markings, Illustrated, Includes Bibliographical References & Index, 366 clean, crisp & solid pp. Excellent Personal Copy. Hard Cover. FINE/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Julie's Books (United States)
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Beyond Valor
O'Donnell, Patrick K
New York, N.Y.: Free Press, 2001 Slight edge curl and edge wear to dj.. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Like New/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by 50000books.com (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
Patrick K. O'Donnell
Free Press. Used - Very Good. Hardcover w / dustjacket. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. Nearly fine book in vg dj. Remainder mark bottom edge. 2001. Hardcover w / dustjacket. ( more information) Offered by BookZone U.S.A. (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
Free Press, 2001 Near-new condition. Price inside dustcover: $26.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Illustrated throughout with photos and maps. NO writing or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. - 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.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Ginny6 Books (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War Ii's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 2001. "Told by the GIs of WWII in their own words, the extraordinary personal histories collected here prove that real war ultimately can only be explained by those who fought it, and that the true heroes too often go uncelebrated." - W.E.B. Griffin. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Book Faire (United States)
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Beyond Valor World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
New York, NY: Free Press Fine/Fine. 2001. 1st Edition 3rd Printing Size=6.5"x9.5" Hard Cover w/Dust Jacket 366pgs(Index) Clean, tight & bright. No ink names, tears, chips, foxing etc. Price unclipped. ISBN 0684873842 Keywords: World War 2, Second World War, U.S. Army, Army Rangers, Airborne Troops, Paratroopers, Military History. ( more information) Offered by Ed Conroy Bookseller - edconroybooks.com (United States)
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BEYOND VALOR : WW II's Ranger & Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
New York, 2001, Free Press, first US edition, hard bound in dust jacket, FINE/FINE CONDITION, xvii, 366 pages, illus, maps, notes, bibliog, index. .................................................................Previous books have promised to describe the combat experience of the World War 11 GI. but there has never been a book like Patrick O'Donnell's Beyond Valor 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 possible on the printed page. For more than fifty years the individual stories that make up this narrative-shockingly frank reflections of sacrifice and courage-have been bottled up, buried, or circulated privately. Now, nearing the ends of their lives, our W.W.II soldiers have at last 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, working from within the community, O'Donnell convinced some of the war's most battle hardened soldiers to tell their stories. The result is W.W.II 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 I st Special Service Forces-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 pointillistic history of the war in Europe from the first parachute drops in North Africa through the final battles in Germany and the long trip home. It is the story of the war not discussed in polite company. O'Donnell presents the wreckage of entire battalions nearly annihilated, invisible personal scars, and haunting revelations of wartime atrocities. But more important are the men who recount lives risked without hesitation for comrades and cause. and those who did not return: the friends who died in their arms. Their stories remind all of us that victory came only at the highest price. Remembering the infamous cliffs at Pointe-du-Hoc, bloody Omaha Beach, the bitter fighting at the Battle of the Bulge. and Hill .100 in the Hurtgen Forest, the soldiers reveal war as seen, heard, and smelled b\ the GIs on the front line. Also included is the unique story of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. and the trailblazing, African-American "Experimental" Test platoon that had to light its own battle behind the lines. . ISBN: 0-684-87384-2. ( more information) Offered by ARTICLES OF WAR Ltd (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War Ii's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 2001. 366pp. 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 possible on the printed page. For more than fifty years the individual stories that make up this narrative-shockingly frank reflections of sacrifice and courage-have been bottled up, buried, or circulated privately. Now, nearing the ends of their lives, our W.W.II soldiers have at last unburdened themselves.Beyond Valor recaptures their hidden history. Clean. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (United States)
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Beyond Valor, World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
Patrick K. O'Donnell
New York: The Free Press, 2001. "In Their Own Words, The Personal Stories of America's World War II Veterans". Bright, tight, and clean copy with no interior marking. Dust jacket is crisp and bright with minimal shelf wear. Very Nice copy. 1st Edn., 1st Ptg.. ISBN: 0684873842. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, AIRBORNE, RANGERS, COMBAT, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, NORTH AFRICA, ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, D-DAY, NORMANDY INVASION. ( more information) Offered by Texas Star Books (United States)
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Beyond Valor, World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
Patrick K. O'Donnell
New York: The Free Press, 2001. "In Their Own Words, The Personal Stories of America's World War II Veterans". Bright, tight, and clean copy with no interior marking. Dust jacket is crisp and bright with minimal shelf wear. Very Nice 1st Ed., 1st Ptg.. ISBN: 0684873842. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, AIRBORNE, RANGERS, COMBAT, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, NORTH AFRICA, ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, D-DAY, NORMANDY INVASION. ( more information) Offered by Texas Star Books (United States)
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Beyond Valor: World War Ii's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
O'Donnell, Patrick K
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 2001. 366pp. 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 possible on the printed page. For more than fifty years the individual stories that make up this narrative-shockingly frank reflections of sacrifice and courage-have been bottled up, buried, or circulated privately. Now, nearing the ends of their lives, our W.W.II soldiers have at last unburdened themselves.Beyond Valor recaptures their hidden history. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (United States)
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