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On 6 June 1944, Private First Class Michael Donovan and 13,000 US Paratroopers soar over the English Channel towards their Drop Zone in enemy-occupied France. Their mission: capture the town of Carentan from the Germans and secure an operations base for Allied forces. Suddenly, the sky explodes with anti-aircraft fire, and Donovan's C-47 Skytrain is hit! Within moments, the troops exit the aircraft and plummet towards a deadly destination. On the ground, Donovan finds himself alone in the Lion's Den without food, shelter, or a weapon. In order to survive, the rookie soldier must rely on his instincts and locate his platoon before time runs out.

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Publié par	Capstone Global Library
Date de parution	30 janvier 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781406285369
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	4 Mo

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written byM. Zachary Sherman illustrated by Fritz Casas coloured by Marlon Ilagan

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Editor: Vaarunika Dharmapala Art Director: Bob Lentz Graphic Designer: Brann Garvey Production Specialist: Michelle Biedscheid Printed and bound in China by RR Donnelly

ISBN 978 1 406 24224 9 (paperback) 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PERSONNEL FILE PFC MIKE DONOVAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

CHAPTER ONE THE DROP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHAPTER TWO ISOLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CHAPTER THREE COURAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

CHAPTER FOUR GET UP AND FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

CHAPTER FIVE INTO THE UNKNOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

EXTRAS The Donovan family . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 EXTRAS Interview with the author . . . . . . . . . 84

EQUIPMENT

M1C helmet

M1942 jacket

M1936 pistol belt

ammunition

Thompson machine gun

M1942 first aid pouch

.45 calibre pistol

jump boots

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Michael T. Donovan

ORGANIZATION: Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, US Army ENTERED SERVICE AT: Stephens County, Georgia, USA BORN: 2 October 1921

OVERVIEW: WORLD WAR II

In 1939, Adolf Hitler and his German army invaded the country of Poland. This ruthless dictator viewed Germans as the “master race”. He hoped to exterminate all Jews from Europe and eventually rule the world. Some countries, including Italy and Japan, joined his efforts. They were known as the Axis powers. Others chose to fight against him and his Nazi regime. Those countries, which included the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, were known as the Allies. To stop German expansion and the genocide of European Jews, the Allied troops could not fail.

MAP

Ste Mere-Eglise

Carentan [DROP ZONE]

MISSION

Bayeux

ADOLF HITLER

Caen

Drop behind enemy lines, capture the town of Carentan, France from the German army, and secure an operations base for Allied forces.