Left for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II

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William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC

Marcus Nannini’s Left for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Airborne during World War II. As part of Operation Market Garden, Metcalfe was among the first to jump into what should have been a meadow, free of German troops. Instead, it was defended by three German antiaircraft cannon emplacements. Metcalf was listed as killed in action and left for dead by his patrol but survived his wounds as a POW outside Munich. Metcalfe will join Nannini in conversation and provide a firsthand account of his war experiences.

A book signing follows the program.