Author: wbecker

Parachute Infantry

A memoir of life as a paratrooper during World War II based on the letters and reminiscences; a vivid portrait of soldiers and the harsh realities of war.

Helmet for My Pillow

Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of the Second World War. In Helmet for My Pillow, we follow a marines journey, from boot camp all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific

Rebel Yell

From the author of the prizewinning New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a thrilling account of how Civil War general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson became a great and tragic American hero.

Bradley: A Biography

A study of the military career of five-star general Omar Bradley details his rise to command of the U.S. 12th Army Group in the European theater of World War II.