Iconic figure of D-Day, the American paratrooper entered history for the fighting on the night of June 5 to 6, 1944 around Carentan and Sainte-Mère-Église.

The men of the 82nd and 101st Airborne

The Divisions' mission was to prepare for the landing of American troops and secure the beach outlets, while neutralizing points of resistance and artillery batteries which could have inflicted heavy losses on the Allied soldiers.

Discover in this book the American airborne units in Normandy, their equipment, their weapons but also the battles in which these men distinguished themselves!