Whatever It Took

Whatever It Took

An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II

Langrehr, Henry, author.
Format: Large Print
Description: xii, 348 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : map, black and white portraits ; 23 cm
"As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr was among the thousands of Allies who parachuted into occupied France amid heavy anti-aircraft fire. Many of his fellow paratroopers died, but Henry miraculously survived, and with the remaining members of his unit valiantly battled enemy tanks to a standstill. On June 29, however, he was captured by the Nazis. Transported to a work camp, he made a desperate escape, setting off across southern Germany in search of his Allied brethren, knowing that he would need to do whatever it took to survive."--Page 4 of cover.
Other Authors:
DeFelice, Jim, 1956- author.
Subjects:
Langrehr, Henry.
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd -- Biography.
United States. Army -- Parachute troops -- Biography.
United States. Army.
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
Large type books.
Armed Forces -- Parachute troops.
Large type books.
Military campaigns.
France -- Normandy.
World War (1939-1945)
ISBN: 9780063040588
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