No Better Place to Die

Described by S.L.A. Marshall as "The bloodiest small unit struggle in the experience of American arms", the Battle for La Fiere Bridge is at the heart of Robert Murphy's "No Better Place to Die." Murphy, an 82nd Airborne Pathfinder and Normany combat veteran dropped behind Nazi lines the night before D-Day to prepare the way for the rest of his division. His personal story is intertwined in the struggle for the key terrain in and around Ste. Mere Eglise; terrain vital for the protection of Utah Beach from enemy panzers. This is the _only_ book that details this battle.