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Dog Company: The Boys Of Pointe Du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission And Led The Way Across Europe (2012)

by Patrick K. O'Donnell(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0306820293 (ISBN13: 9780306820298)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Da Capo Press

review 1: A story long over due for publication. O'Donnell has done a superb job in recounting the incredible story of the Rangers who took Pointe du Hoc on D-Day and then fought across Europe, including their toughest fight (hard to imagine something tougher than Pointe du Hoc) - taking and holding Hill 400 in the Hurtgen Forest. It is a wonderful story of the forming of an elite unit through volunteer selection, tough training, great leadership, and the continuous hardship of close, brutal combat and personal loss. I remember watching President Reagan with some of these men on 6 June 1984 speaking atop Pointe du Hoc while I was on my honeymoon in France. Years later I visited the site and sought out the entire speech of which I had heard only a few chosen words in 1984. It wa... mores stories of men like these and especially the paratroopers of WWII that had motivated me to seek an Army career and then numerous assignments with elite units. We owe the victory of WWII and many wars and battles after and, more importantly, the freedoms and prosperity we enjoy today to men like those of Dog Company - men who were willing to fight against incredible odds, endure incredible physical, mental and moral challenges, and ultimately die, if required. We are blessed to continue to have men and women in their mold volunteering to do so in today's military. May we never forget the importance of growing them and honoring the service they provide. Stories like these should be mandatory reading for high school students.
review 2: Patrick O'Donnell books are treasures! The stories of the veterans of the D-Day landings at Normandy are always fascinating. The stories are a little thin at times, probably owing to the relatively few credible witnesses to the events. There are several accounts from former Wehrmacht and Faltstaffen officers that add some extra information to flesh out the stories of the Dog Company veterans. A great read indeed. less

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