{"product_id":"9780684873855","title":"Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the first parachute drops in North Africa to the final battles in Germany, U.S. Ranger and Airborne troops saw the worst action of World War II. In \u003ci\u003eBeyond Valor,\u003c\/i\u003e Patrick O'Donnell, a pioneer of Internet-based “oral history” who has collected the first-person stories of hundreds of veterans on his online oral history project, re-creates the frontline experience in stunning detail, weaving together more than 650 “e-histories” and interviews into a seamless narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first parachute drops in North Africa to the final battles in Germany, U.S. Ranger and Airborne troops saw the worst action of World War II. In \u003ci\u003eBeyond Valor,\u003c\/i\u003e Patrick O'Donnell, a pioneer of Internet-based “oral history” who has collected the first-person stories of hundreds of veterans on his online oral history project, re-creates the frontline experience in stunning detail, weaving together more than 650 “e-histories” and interviews into a seamless narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recollections filled with pain, poignancy, and pride, veterans chronicle the destruction of entire battalions, speak of their own personal scars, and pay tribute to their fallen colleagues. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Valor\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light the hidden horrors and uncelebrated heroics of a war fought by a now-vanishing generation and preserves them for all future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024801775856,"sku":"9780684873855","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780684873855_p0.jpg?v=1763614667","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780684873855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}