Parachute Infantry

An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich

By: David Kenyon Webster

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a firsthand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel. From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields of Holland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments of irritating boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror, and pitched urban warfare. Offering a remarkable snapshot of what it was like to enter Germany in the last days of World War II, Webster presents a vivid, varied cast of young paratroopers from all walks of life, and unforgettable glimpses of enemy soldiers and hapless civilians caught up in the melee. Parachute Infantry is at once harsh and moving, boisterous and tragic, and it stands today as an unsurpassed chronicle of war - how men fight it, survive it, and remember it.

©1994, 2002 David Kenyon Webster (P)2014 Tantor

Great book and performance.

My only issue was that I cringed every time the narrator incorrectly pronounced Bill Guarnere's last name. Interestingly enough, he pronounces it the exact same way that the narrator pronounces it in the Band of Brothers audiobook, and it's not even the same narrator. Otherwise, his narration is one of the best I've had the pleasure of listening to.

Easy Company from a non-com's perspective

I loved hearing the exploits of Easy Company from another perspective. Sometimes his point of view is very limited, but this is definitely worth a listen.

before the fame

Importing to remember when he wrote this, much earlier than most books about Easy Company, 506 PIR. If you enjoy the Easy Company history I recommend this because Webster is very unique, that's one way of putting it. Any former NCO will understand what is meant by that.

Good to hear another side of the story

While Band of Brothers was a great book, it was nice to read and hear something from someone else who was there that offered a different perspective.

Poor pronunciation

This is a book on the most written about rifle company in history. Mispronunciation of names by the narrator is unacceptable.