Look Out Below!: A Story of the Airborne by a Paratrooper Padre - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Francis L. Sampson, Sean Brennan (Introduction by), Philip M. Hannan (Foreword by)Publish date:2023-06-23Pages:276
Language:EnglishPublisher:Catholic University of America PressISBN-13:9780813236575ISBN-10:813236576UPC:9780813236575Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, Wars & Conflicts, ChristianityBook Topic:World War II, CatholicSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC43WHMY8M
Look Out Below!: A Story of the Airborne by a Paratrooper Padre
A veteran of the Second World War and the Korean War, Francis L. Sampson was a real-life hero whose exploits inspired one of the most famous war films of all time, Saving Private Ryan. From rural beginnings in northwestern Iowa, Sampson's life would take him from the University of Notre Dame to the battlefields of Normandy on D-Day, the ambitious failure of Operation Market Garden, the harshness...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Catholic University of America PressISBN-13:9780813236575ISBN-10:813236576UPC:9780813236575Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, Wars & Conflicts, ChristianityBook Topic:World War II, CatholicSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC43WHMY8M
Francis L. Sampson (1912 -1996) was a Catholic priest and an American Army officer who served as the 12th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1967 - 1971. His real-life story of rescuing a young soldier, Frederick "Fritz" Niland, became the inspiration for the film Saving Private Ryan. Sean Brennan is professor of history at the University of Scranton and the author of The Priest...
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