{"product_id":"first-to-jump-how-the-band-of-brothers-was-aided-by-the-brave-paratroopers-of-pathfinders-company-9780425265987","title":"First to Jump: How the Band of Brothers was Aided by the Brave Paratroopers of Pathfinders Company","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith firsthand accounts of WWII heroism from the US Army Pathfinders, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jerome Priesler chronicles their escapades scouting behind enemy lines ahead of the Band of Brothers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"When you land in Normandy, you will have only one friend: God.\"\u003cbr\u003e --General \"Jumpin'\" Jim Gavin to the Pathfinders of the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions before D-Day, June 1944 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the invasion of Sicily almost ended in disaster, General Jim Gavin was determined to form a unit of special operations commandos who would jump ahead of the airborne forces--including the now legendary Easy Company--stealing across enemy terrain to scout and mark out drop zones with a unique array of homing equipment. The first into combat and the last out, their advance jumps were considered suicide missions by those who sent them into action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sporting Mohawk haircuts and war paint, they were the best of the best. Their heroic feats behind enemy lines were critical to nearly all of the Allies' major victories from Normandy to Bastogne--where they saved the day for thousands of American troops in an operation almost forgotten by history--to the attack on the Ruhr Valley in Germany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of the U.S. Army Pathfinders--their training, bonding, and battlefield exploits--told from the perspectives of the men who jumped, and those who risked everything to fly them into action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eINCLUDES PHOTOS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerome Preisler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425265987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerome Preisler\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of thirty books including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series Tom Clancy's Power Plays. His most recent nonfiction includes \u003ci\u003eAll Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCode Name Caesar: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDaniel's Music: One Family's Journey from Tragedy to Empowerment Through Faith, Medicine, and the Healing Power of Music\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45022717313139,"sku":"9780425265987","price":32.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_64606533-9ac4-4138-b990-fc2c9450e9ac.jpg?v=1779279326","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/first-to-jump-how-the-band-of-brothers-was-aided-by-the-brave-paratroopers-of-pathfinders-company-9780425265987","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}