The Cow Spoke French
The Story of Sgt. William True, American Paratrooper in World War II by William True and Deryck Tufts-True
369 6 × 9 inch pages
hardcover – full-color dust jacket
59 photos, drawings, maps, & documents
148,000 words
ISBN 1-57638-296-7
$34.95
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Also available as a PDF file on CD-ROM
ISBN 1-57638-301-6
$6.95
Contents
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Prologue
- The Wild Blue Yonder: Transition to Army Life
- Separating Men From Boys: Camp Toccoa and Currahee Mountain
- The Silver Badge of Courage: From Fort Benning to the Overseas Transport Samaria
- Thatch Roofs and Warm Beer— England: The Run-up to D-Day
- Invasion: “The Cow Spoke French”
- Rat Killin’: The Normandy Campaign
- Long Drills and Short-Arm Inspections: The Lull Between Storms
- A Narrow Road Too Long— Holland: Operation Market Garden
- The Screaming Meemies: Life on “The Island”
- White Christmas in a Foxhole: Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge
- “Wie Eins Lili Marlene”: From Alsace to Berchtesgaden
- Kilroy Was Here! 85 Points Gets a Ticket Home
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Appendices
- Normandy KIAs
- Old Army #849: A History of 1st Lt. Wayne King’s Favorite Aircraft
- Graves Registration: Interview with Col. Elbert Legg
- D-Day Message from Dwight D. Eisenhower
- “Nuts!”—German Surrender Demand and Christmas, 1944 Message at Bastogne
- A Coincidence of Dates
- “The Recruit”: A Ballad by Bill True
- Bibliography