Night Drop

Plot

"Hours before the first soldiers hit the beaches in Normandy, Americans had landed behind enemy lines. They were the men of the 82nd and 101st Airborne who parachuted or were glided behind Utah Beach before dawn on June 6, 1944. Their mission: to establish a foothold for the invading armies. Scattered, operating in small groups virtually without communication, they had to fight entrenched German forces for the critical high ground behind the beach. America's most renowned military historian, S.L.A. Marshall, was the assigned combat historian for the operation. Night Drop is based on his firsthand experiences and interviews with the men who opened the door for the American forces in France."--Back cover