Hell's Highway: Chronicle of the 101st Airborne Division in the Holland Campaign, September-Noverber 1944

Rating:
Summary: Informative and entertaining
Review: I knew very little about the Holland campaign other than the events in Arnhem, this book really lays out the rest of the campaign in good detail. It's mainly a collection of firsthand accounts from both Dutch civilians, US Airborne and British troopers. If you're experience with WWII 101st Airborne is limited to the 506 PIR "Easy" Company (Band of Brothers), this book really shows what the entire division experienced.

I really appreciated the civilian accounts. A humble and thankful people that risk their lives to assist troops again and again. There were heroes out of uniform as well.

I would have given it 5 out of 5 stars had it not been for two things. The maps are not to professional (scale would be nice) and the nature of the chapters is somewhat confusing at times. It's not always in chronological sequence, but rather divisional or locational order. I, personally, would have prefered a complete chronological account.



Rating:
Summary: Fascinating, first hand accounts.
Review: Like many people who saw "Saving Private Ryan" I was interested in finding out more about what happened in WWII. I was born in 1959 and I've seen all of the old war movies. This book brought it all down to a very human level. The men in the trenches tell their own stories and Mr. Koskimaki puts these stories together so that you get a much clearer picture of the day to day actions and heroism that these brave men (and women) survived. I recommend it highly