The Liberator av Alex Kershaw

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<p><u><b>_______________________</b></u><br><u><b>The true story behind the hit NETFLIX drama</b></u><br><br>From the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks.<br><br>The US Army 157th regiment, known as the Thunderbirds, drew many of its men from more than fifty different Native American tribes, mixed in with Mexican-Americans and men more used to herding cattle in the American southwest. Felix Sparks, tasked with leading the diverse regiment regarded by generals as one of the US''s finest fighting forces, was a maverick officer, and the only man to survive his company''s wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end.<br><br>Here, his remarkable true story is told for the first time, along with those of the men who bravely fought alongside him.<br><u><b>_______________________</b></u><br><b>''Exceptional....<i>The Liberator</i> balances evocative prose with attent