Heroes of the 82nd Airborne Books in Order

After the Normandy landings, an 82nd Airborne platoon fights through hedgerows concealing German troops and tanks. The advance toward Saint-Lô brings a new task: destroy an ammunition bunker supporting defenses that could stop the American advance.

Rookie Joe Walker struggles to become a capable rifleman in Vietnam. His unit is sent north of the demilitarized zone to rescue a downed airman, where an inexperienced commander and enemy troops turn a simple crossing into a dangerous mission.

German Panthers cut off part of the American armored advance in Normandy. An 82nd Airborne platoon must reach the trapped troops near Coutances through ambushes and minefields, then help them escape before enemy tanks destroy their position.

During Operation Market Garden, Ray Cassidy and Harry Byrd must help seize the bridge at Nijmegen. A heavily defended antiaircraft position threatens their airborne comrades, prompting the two soldiers to disobey orders and attempt a dangerous improvised attack.

Marines Jesse Ferrell and Dan O'Brien discover Japanese troops cutting a secret trail through Guadalcanal's jungle. With an Australian guide, they must stop the enemy from reaching the rear of the American force and overturning the advance.

Scattered across Normandy during their D-Day parachute drop, American airborne troops must seize and hold a crucial bridge. Enemy armor threatens the crossing, while their captured commander faces interrogation that could expose vital details of the invasion.

As American troops surround German survivors in Thier-du-Mont, an SS commander threatens a war crime to halt their advance. Ray Cassidy and Harry Byrd devise a desperate rooftop mission to save innocent lives before the defenders carry out their threat.

Reconnaissance in the Ardennes ends with Ray Cassidy captured by German troops preparing an attack. His friend Harry Byrd reaches the platoon with the news, but an impending American bombardment leaves little time for a forbidden rescue.

In April 1945, Ray Cassidy and Harry Byrd fight through Munich with the 82nd Airborne. A former Hitler bodyguard fleeing toward the Alpine Redoubt threatens to organize Nazi holdouts, forcing the soldiers to pursue an enemy determined to prolong the war.