Left for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II

by Marcus A. Nannini

Left for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Airborne during WWII. From his recruitment into the military at Camp Grant to his training with the 501st Paratroop Infantry Regiment at Camp Toccoa, it wasn't until D-Day itself that he first arrived in England to join the 508th PIR.

When Metcalfe boarded the C-47 which would drop him at Groesbeek Heights,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612006965
• ISBN13: 9781612006963
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"