"I have read a lot of books on the experience of combat from both World Wars, and this is by a longshot the best. Some were based on unpublished accounts he wrote immediately after the war, while others were compiled in later years."A fascinating tale of personal combat.portrays the courage, endurance, initiative and fighting qualities of an American soldier on a European battlefield of World War II." In addition to writing four books, he has also appeared in a number of History Channel specials on World War II.īurgett's books are first-hand accounts of his time spent in the United States Army during World War II. He was one of only eleven men out of the original 200 in his company to survive from D-Day in Normandy to the war's end. While in action with the 101st, Burgett was wounded three times and had his M1 rifle shot out of his hands at least twice.
Burgett went on to fight through Operation Nordwind, on into Germany to the Ruhr Valley, the Rhineland, and Bavaria. 10th Armored Division (United States) and the all African American 969th Field Artillery Battalion successfully held out against nine German armored divisions during the siege of Bastogne. After just a few weeks rest, he was again sent into combat, this time at the Battle of the Bulge, where the 101st, along with Combat Command B of the U.S. Burgett served in 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, 506th PIR as both a rifleman and a machine-gunner.īurgett parachuted into Holland, his second combat jump, as part of Operation Market-Garden, and fought for 72 days behind the German lines. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division (United States), ("The Screaming Eagles"), and the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was among the Airborne troopers who landed in Normandy early on the morning of J(D Day). Burgett was a writer and a former World War II paratrooper. 10th Armored Division (United States) and the all A Donald R.
Burgett parachuted into Holland, his second combat jump, as part of Operation Market-Garden, and fought for 72 days behind the German lines. Burgett served in 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, 506th PIR as both a rifleman and a machine-gunner.
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