Book List, Continued

Additional books on the 325th will be featured here. Please note that these books are not list in any particular order, and that many are no longer in print:

The 82nd Airborne Division in Ireland 1943/44

(An American Perspective)

The main purpose of this book is to tell the story of the famed United States 82nd Airborne Division's visit to Northern Ireland during the winter and early spring of 1943/44. Until now, this chapter in the division's history has remained un-researched and unwritten. Surprisingly, it is one of only a few WWII stories that have never been told. Using the memories of almost two hundred veterans, the book follows, and focuses, on the lives of ninteen young GI's who pass through Ireland on their way to and from the war in Europe. It is a book of happy memories and humorous events amidst the horrors and tragedies of the Second World War. It is illustrated with many never scene before photographs from the private collections of the actual veterans of the 82nd AB.

About the Author: John McCann was born in Castledawson, Northern Ireland, on July 9, 1964. This, his first book, is the culmination of almost 4 years of research and writing. During that time, he has traveled to Normandy, France, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Washington, DC, in the United States. He shares a rich relationship with many of the veterans who contributed to this work, and plays an active part in the conservation of the division's history through a close affiliation with its associations, families, and friends.

To purchase a copy of Passing Through, please contact Mrs Gayle Wurst, at prinart@aol.com or dropzone82nd@aol.com. You can also contact her at PRINCETON INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE ARTS, PO Box 2454, Princeton, New Jersey, 08543-2454, or telephone 609 252 9278.

For the first time, All American All The Way tells the definitive human story of what was arguably the most elite American fighting division of World War II, the immortal 82nd Airborne Division. Combining oral and written accounts drawn from almost 1,000 veterans, the history of the division in World War II is told from the perspectives of the troopers in the foxholes. These accounts most often have never before been recorded: they are the experiences and reflections of the junior officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted men - those who did the fighting. All American All The Way establishes an historical record of the experience of frontline combat in the 82nd Airborne Division. Setting veterans' accounts into the larger framework with historical accuracy, All American All The Way will become the definitive reference in its field. All American All The Way presents the veterans' stories in an engaging and active way that takes the reader into the action, to vicariously experience the cutting edge of combat and the hardships of daily life of these special men.

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One of the most vicious battles in Normandy was fought between June 6th to June 10th outside Ste Mere Eglise at the LaFiere Manoir and over the causeway to Cauquiney and the surrounding battle sites. One of the men in the front of these battles was Bob Murphy who wrote a book called, “No Better Place To Die.”

This book gives Murphy’s on the scene account of the fight to take La Fiere Manoir residence and out grounds occupied by the enemy soldiers during the morning of June 6th. That afternoon three German tanks approached the little bridge on the east – west Causeway, along with their infantry. Three tanks were knocked out by the bazooka rocket team of Murphy’s Company “A”, 505 Parachute Infantry. The battle continued but the enemy failed to get over the bridge. However, the paratroopers were subject to continuous artillery, mortars and machine gun fire on their positions. The following day on 7 June, the Germans were determined to get across the La Fiere bridge and mounted a tank and infantry attack. Many men on both sides were killed or wounded in the heat of the battle, and the name of Murphy’s book resulted from this action. The Germans asked

for a short truce to pick up and evacuate their wounded just as the American paratroopers were out of ammunition. The action continued over June 8th and 9th.

The causeway between La Fière and Cauquigny which was the only way above and out of the water was to be retaken and crossed by the Airbornes. This terrible and bloody attack was made by the 325 Glider Infantry and the 507 Parachute Infantry Regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division at the cost of very many men.

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