The Paratroopers: A Story of the 82nd Airborne Division - Paperback

by John R. Emmert (Author)

Steven Weaver's life as a college student was active. If he wasn't studying, he was playing varsity football or basketball. Now, with the coming of war, his first months in the Army lacked activity until he was given a unique opportunity in the summer of 1942 to join a group of air deployed combat infantry looking for athletic volunteers. Little did he know what would be asked of himself and his faith under fire.

Author Biography

John Emmert is a Christian historian and novelist seeking to help other young people understand the past from a Biblical perspective. Home educated from the 4th grade on, John graduated from Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey with his Bachelor of Arts in History in June of 2013.