{"product_id":"9780099568797-liberator-the","title":"The Liberator","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey From the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau\u003cbr\u003eFrom the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks. A maverick officer - and the only man to survive his company's wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end. This book tells his story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story behind the hit NETFLIX drama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe US Army 157th regiment, known as the Thunderbirds, drew many of its men from more than fifty different Native American tribes, mixed in with Mexican-Americans and men more used to herding cattle in the American southwest. Felix Sparks, tasked with leading the diverse regiment regarded by generals as one of the US's finest fighting forces, was a maverick officer, and the only man to survive his company's wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, his remarkable true story is told for the first time, along with those of the men who bravely fought alongside him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exceptional.\u003ci\u003eThe Liberator\u003c\/i\u003e balances evocative prose with attention to detail and is a worthy addition to vibrant classics of small-unit history like Stephen Ambrose's \u003ci\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A revealing portrait of a man who led by example and suffered a deep emotional wound with the loss of each soldier under his command . \u003ci\u003eThe Liberator\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthwhile and fast-paced examination of a dedicated officer navigating - and somehow surviving - World War II.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A history of the American war experience in miniature, from the hard-charging enthusiasm of the initial landings to the clear-eyed horror of the liberation of the concentration camps.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kershaw has ensured that individuals and entire battles that might have been lost to history, or overshadowed by more 'important' people and events, have their own place in the vast, protean tale of World War II . Where Kershaw succeeds, and where \u003ci\u003eThe Liberator\u003c\/i\u003e is at its most riveting and satisfying, is in its delineation of Felix Sparks as a good man that other men would follow into Hell - and in its unblinking, matter-of-fact description, in battle after battle, of just how gruesome, terrifying and dehumanizing that Hell could be.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31329208107105,"sku":"9780099568797","price":11.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32225734.jpg?v=1737102475","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099568797-liberator-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}