No Better Place to Die

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ISBN: 9781935149880 | 1935149881
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Copyright: 4/19/2011

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Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 10
ôNo Better Place to Die.ö By Bob Murphy	p. 15
Soldiers Tell the Tale	p. 16
A Change of Plan	p. 23
Operation Overlord: A Pathfinder's View	p. 36
The Battle at La Fière: The Mission of the 1st Battalion, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment	p. 44
Across the Causeway	p. 64
The Battle of Chef-du-Pont	p. 80
D-Day Plus One: June 7, 1944	p. 91
Advance across the Marsh	p. 107
Last Enemy Attack and the End of the Normandy Campaign	p. 124
Eyewitness Reports: Paratrooper Accounts	p. 131
Landing Alone on D-Day	p. 132
ôThe Hottest Single Incidentö: The 1st Battalion, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment at La Fière	p. 134
The Tank Attack on La Fière Causeway; June 6, 1944	p. 142
Letter to General Gavin	p. 146
ôChiefö Turner Turnbull: The Action at Neuville-au-Plain	p. 153
D-Day in Ste. Mère-Eglise	p. 157
Eyewitness Reports: Gliderist Accounts	p. 169
A Brief History on Gliders	p. 170
D-Day Glider Landing	p. 172
Landing with the Tank Force at Utah Beach	p. 176
The 325 Glider Infantry Regiment Attack across La Fière Causeway	p. 180
A Medic in Normandy	p. 187
The Fighting at Cauquigny and Le Motey	p. 193
Eyewitness Reports: French and German Accounts	p. 197
The Opposition: Panzer Ersatz und Ausbildungs Abteilung 100	p. 198
The Battle of La Fière, Seen from the Manoir	p. 201
Manning the Bell Tower at Ste. Mère-Eglise: A German Perspective	p. 205
The Light of Day: June 6, 1944. By Alexandre Renaud, Wartime Mayor of Ste. Mère-Eglise	p. 211
Return to Normandy	p. 215
Epilogue	p. 216
Acknowledgments	p. 227
Citations	p. 230
Robert M. Murphy: Bronze Star Medal with Bronze V Device	p. 230
Marcus Heim: Distinguished Service Cross	p. 231
Charles DeGlopper: Medal of Honor	p. 232
Historical Notes and Documents	p. 233
Timeline: 82d Airborne Division	p. 233
The Activation of the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment	p. 236
Jump Training	p. 238
The Parachutist's Creed	p. 241
Notes on the 505 Pathfinders	p. 243
Pathfinder Employment for Operation Neptune	p. 246
Stories for the Next Generation	p. 249
In Memory of Bill Owens	p. 249
The Rabbit's Tale. Or, How a Big French Jackrabbit Helped Win the War	p. 251
Christmas in the Bulge, 1944	p. 254
Living History, Keeping History Alive: A Tribute to the 82d Airborne Division	p. 257
Comments on Research and Further Reading	p. 264
Editor's Note	p. 267
Index	p. 269
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