
Four Hours of Fury
The Untold Story of World War II's Largest Airborne Operation and the Final Push into Nazi Germany
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Arthur Morey
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James M. Fenelon
"Compellingly chronicles one of the least studied great episodes of World War II with power and authority…. A riveting read” (Donald L. Miller, New York Times best-selling author of Masters of the Air) about World War II’s largest airborne operation - one that dropped 17,000 Allied paratroopers deep into the heart of Nazi Germany.
On the morning of March 24, 1945, more than 2,000 Allied aircraft droned through a cloudless sky toward Germany. Escorted by swarms of darting fighters, the armada of transport planes carried 17,000 troops to be dropped, via parachute and glider, on the far banks of the Rhine River. Four hours later, after what was the war’s largest airdrop, all major objectives had been seized. The invasion smashed Germany’s last line of defense and gutted Hitler’s war machine; the war in Europe ended less than two months later.
Four Hours of Fury follows the 17th Airborne Division as they prepare for Operation Varsity, a campaign that would rival Normandy in scale and become one of the most successful and important of the war. Even as the Third Reich began to implode, it was vital for Allied troops to have direct access into Germany to guarantee victory - the 17th Airborne secured that bridgehead over the River Rhine. And yet their story has until now been relegated to history’s footnotes.
In this viscerally exciting account, paratrooper-turned-historian James Fenelon “details every aspect of the American 17th Airborne Division’s role in Operation Varsity...inspired” (The Wall Street Journal).
Reminiscent of A Bridge Too Far and Masters of the Air, Four Hours of Fury does for the 17th Airborne what Band of Brothers did for the 101st. It is a captivating, action-packed tale of heroism and triumph spotlighting one of World War II’s most under-chronicled and dangerous operations.
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Fenelon (a former army paratrooper himself) gives us the real first person account of the experience that each airborne trooper went through preparing for the assault on Germany and he gives us an intense account of the combat and challenges that each trooper went through. Fenelon also gives good intel from all of the commanders from Miley, Montgomery, etc.
My favorite thing about the book is how perfectly Fenelon paints the portrait of the brave glider infantry units whom were pretty much expected to crash land. I was astounded with how he put me in the seat of a glider pilot and an infantrymen riding aboard. Just absolutely loved this book to death. and yes ill say what everyone else says, "its nice to read about this untouched Operation rather than read about D-Day for the 400th time!" Fenelon has hit a home run here and I'm about to devour his next book on the 11th Airborne in "Angels Against the Sun." He writes to educate to the fullest but also kept me very entertained. it was like the details weren't boring nor over bearing and they kept me in tune to each word. Extraordinary read!!
jaw dropping!
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Untold stories
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This book was extremely intriguing and on the edge of your pants reading. The sacrifices that the men made including their lives was something that doesn’t happen very often. Loved the book can’t say enough about it. As a former paratrooper and pathfinder I am well aware of the dangers of jumping. My god these men were something. These stories and more need to be told. Thank you James for the history lesson and may we never forget.
World class WW2 story of the 17th airborne jump into Germany.
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airborne! all the way!
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It is easy to get lost in the minutiae of this complicated battle. Still, it is interesting and holds attention.
The penultimate battle
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Great story
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Absolutely riveting…
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personal and powerful.
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A paratrooper’s dream
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