Ian Gardner served for five years in Support Company, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment as a medic before leaving the Territorial Army in 1993 due to injury. Always enthusiastic about military history, several years after leaving 10 Para Ian became interested in World War II US Paratroopers. After a visit to Normandy in 2000 he decided to focus on the 101st Airborne Division, and in particular the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which led to the critically acclaimed trilogy Tonight We Die As Men, Deliver Us From Darkness and No Victory in Valhalla. He is also the author of Airborne: The Combat Biography of Ed Shames of Easy Company. Currently self-employed, he is married with two grown-up children and lives near Aldershot in Hampshire.
Drawing on years of research and interviews with veterans of some of the toughest battles of World War II, the author brings to life the legacy of an American parachute battalion in World War II. If you are looking for a great read, or a gift for the military buff in your life, or simply want this powerful publication in your reference library, Sent by the Iron Sky is a must-have book. - Flight Journal