Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Parachute Infantry
- An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
Parachute Infantry
Buy Now for £21.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
Summary
David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a firsthand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel. From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields of Holland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments of irritating boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror, and pitched urban warfare. Offering a remarkable snapshot of what it was like to enter Germany in the last days of World War II, Webster presents a vivid, varied cast of young paratroopers from all walks of life, and unforgettable glimpses of enemy soldiers and hapless civilians caught up in the melee. Parachute Infantry is at once harsh and moving, boisterous and tragic, and it stands today as an unsurpassed chronicle of war - how men fight it, survive it, and remember it.
More from the same
What listeners say about Parachute Infantry
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Gavin Harper
- 30-07-21
Well written account
Loved it, really felt like you were there with him, and also well narrated
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Wessy
- 19-10-23
Well worth a listen
Enjoyed listening to Websters account of D-Day and his part in it.
Brave lads one and all.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- luke_jnr
- 03-02-24
Outstanding audiobook, real insight into Band of Brothers
This has been on my list for a long time, and rewatching Band of Brothers so listened to this in parallel and it gives some real insight into the series and Easy Company. Highly recommend this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- gavin
- 17-04-16
fantastic
this is the best audiobook I've heard.
the story is so detailed and the performance is brilliant.
Webster is an eclectic character and I'm so pleased he recorded his experiences.
anyone with even a passing interest in WW2 and/or Band of Brothers will love this
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Ian David Williamson
- 19-05-16
Well written but I did not enjoy this book.
Having read and enjoyed books by all the other members of the 'Band of Brothers' sadly this one left me cold. Webster appears to have been unhappy for most of his time in the Army and is constant in telling the reader his feelings. Unlike almost every other memoir I have read, I skipped through the last 3 chapters as I couldn't face more of the same.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful