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  Beyond the Rhine: A Screaming Eagle in Germany

  by Donald R. Burgett

  "I was nineteen years old and now had three major campaigns under my belt. I had been wounded three different times, and, in seniority, was one of the oldest of the old men..." In 1945 the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne came staggering out of the frozen killing fields of Bastogne. Tired, ragged, and hungry, the Screaming Eagles had proven their valor from D-day through horrendous battles in France, Holland,... (more)
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  The Road to Arnhem: A Screaming Eagle in Holland (World War II Library)

  by Donald R. Burgett

  In a daring plan to end the war, the screaming eagles of the 101st airborne jumped into the heart of nazi-held Europe --and began a journey into hell.... In September 1944--sixteen weeks after the D day invasion--British Field Marshal Montgomery unleashed a daring attack aimed at the heart of Nazi Germany. For the men of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne, including nineteen-year-old Donald Burgett, the... (more)
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  Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne

  by Donald R. Burgett

  Performed by David Guion Two cassettes, 2 hours In December 1944, Hitler launched a desperate massive counterstrike at the Allies, with thirty-eight German divisions slamming through American lines. Then the 101st Airborne was thrown into the fight. Fresh from seventy-two brutal days of combat in Holland, with little food and ammunition, the Screaming Eagles struck back-and stunned the German forces. Then the... (more)
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  Currahee!: A Screaming Eagle at Normandy

  by Donald R. Burgett

  Seven days in hell In June 1944, the Allies launched a massive amphibious invasion against Nazi-held France. But under the cover of darkness, a new breed of fighting man leapt from airplanes through a bullet-stitched, tracer-lit sky to go behind German lines. These were the Screaming Eagles of the newly formed 101st Airborne Division. Their job was to strike terror into the Nazi defenders, delay reinforcements,... (more)