{"product_id":"sign-here-for-sacrifice-the-untold-story-of-the-third-battalion-506th-airborne-vietnam-1968-hardcover","title":"Sign Here for Sacrifice: The Untold Story of the Third Battalion, 506th Airborne, Vietnam 1968 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hard-hitting history of the U.S. airborne unit who made a name for themselves in the unforgiving jungles of South Vietnam.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It was easier killing than living.\" \u003c\/i\u003eThird Battalion 506th Airborne veteran \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on interviews with veterans, many of whom have never gone on the record before, Ian Gardner follows up his epic trilogy about the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II with the story of the unit's reactivation at the height of the Vietnam War. This is the dramatic history of a band of brothers who served together in Vietnam and who against the odds lived up to the reputation of their World War II forefathers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrigadier General Salve Matheson's idea was to create an 800-strong battalion of airborne volunteers in the same legendary \"Currahee\" spirit that had defined the volunteers of 1942. The man he chose to lead them was John Geraci, who would mold this young brotherhood into a highly cohesive and motivated force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In December 1967, the battalion was sent into the Central Highlands of Lam Dong Province. Geraci and his men began their Search and Destroy patrols, which coincided with the North Vietnamese build-up to the Tet Offensive and was a brutal introduction to the reality of a dirty, bloody war. Gardner reveals how it was here that the tenacious volunteers made their mark, just like their predecessors had done in Normandy, and the battalion was ultimately awarded a Valorous Unit Citation. This book shows how and why this unit was deserving of that award, recounting their daily sanguinary struggle in the face of a hostile environment and a determined enemy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough countless interviews and rare personal photographs, \u003ci\u003eSign Here for Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e shows the action, leadership, humor and bravery displayed by these airborne warriors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Gardner \u003c\/b\u003eserved for five years in Support Company, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. After a visit to Normandy in 2000 he decided to focus on the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which led to the critically acclaimed trilogy \u003ci\u003eTonight We Die As Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeliver Us From Darkness \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e No Victory in Valhalla\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAirborne: The Combat Biography of Ed Shames of Easy Company.\u003c\/i\u003e He is married with two grown-up children and lives near Aldershot in Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.8 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765757542688,"sku":"9781472849427","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef4041551c6776f494b4928ad6dc0d82.webp?v=1780279005","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sign-here-for-sacrifice-the-untold-story-of-the-third-battalion-506th-airborne-vietnam-1968-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}