Blood and Fury Audiobook Libro.fm

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For Dutton Calibers American War Heroes series the gripping and actionpacked combat story of Americas most celebrated tank commander Staff Sergeant Lafayette War Daddy Pool

Lafayette Pool provided inspiration for Brad Pitts character War Daddy Collier in the movie Fury but his true story is less known Here acclaimed author Stephen L Moore writes the first fulllength narrative to honor the valiant Texan tanker A champion Golden Gloves boxer turned US Army legend Pool was known as the ace of tankers for destroying more than five enemy tanks in headtohead combat Sporting a pair of cowboy boots and a confident smile Pool and his tank In the Mood fearlessly led the charge into at least twentyone different engagements across France Belgium and Germany in World War II His 3rd Armored superiors credit Pools crew with destroying at least 275 enemy vehicles capturing 250 or more enemy soldiers and killing or wounding more than a thousand opponents In one threeday period alone they knocked out four German tanks three antitank guns and fifty armored vehicles creating an overwhelming number of enemy casualties

Drawing on official military documents the memoirs of Pools crewmen and personal interviews with the family of Pool and his comrades Blood and Fury is full of heated battles suspenseful neardeath experiences and indomitable bravery At the heart of it all is an undeniable American hero Lafayette Pool