Author and historian Mark Bando specializes in the history of the 101st Airborne and the 2nd Armored Division. He has published four previous books with Zenith Press, including The 101st Airborne at Normandy, The 101st Airborne: From Holland to Hitlers Eagles Nest, 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles in World War II, and Breakout at Normandy: The 2nd Armored Division in the Land of the Dead. He is retired from the police department in Detroit, Michigan, where he resides. Visit him on the internet at www.101airborneww2.com