About the Book:
Formed at Camp Toccoa, GA, the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, “the Angels”, fought with distinction during 204 days of combat in the Pacific. The first full unit to land on Japan, the regiment was led by Colonel Orin D. "Hard Rock" Haugen and saved the United States Airborne, destroyed 5,760 of the enemy on Leyte, liberated Manila, rescued 2,147 civilians at Los Baños, formed General Douglas MacArthur's Honor Guard and protected the surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri.
And their average age was 21.
This book, WHEN ANGELS FALL: THE 511TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY IN WORLD WAR II, covers one of the only parachute units to fight in the Pacific Theater. Their loyalty to each other, their ability to endure war's harsh realities and the emotional struggles they faced forged bonds of brotherhood that led them to be called, “The Band of Brothers of the Pacific.”
Utilizing firsthand experiences and interviews, including his grandfather 1st Lieutenant Andrew Carrico of Company D, When Angels Fall is a masterful narrative by a former journalist and historian, Jeremy C. Holm, who tells the full story of a group of America’s heroes, the elite Angels, in World War II.
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Book Reviews:
SSGT James Wilson
Company B, 511th PIR
WHEN ANGELS FALL is the most accurate book I've seen on our unit. Jeremy got it right. It has the most detail of all the books on the Angels. This is the best.
Brigadier General Henry Mueller
G-2 11th Airborne Division
Jeremy, you did a good job with your book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done and thank you for keeping the division's legacy alive.
Albert Roe
Company H, 511th PIR
Jeremy's book was wonderful to read! I really enjoyed it and it brought back a lot of memories for me, some pleasant, some not. It is a great history of our regiment in World War II, I highly recommend it.
Robert Wheeler
Rescued Los Baños Internee
As one who was liberated along with my parents and younger brother from the Los Baños Prison Camp in February of 1945, once I started to read WHEN ANGELS FALL, I couldn’t put it down. It is an utterly fascinating story...
Major General Albin Wheeler
Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
I believe this book to be a significant contribution to Army and national history. Jeremy has done himself and all the soldiers of the 11th Airborne good with his writing.
Rear Admiral Edward Kristensen
Commander, Combat Logistics Group Two
I don't read many books these days, but I really enjoyed reading WHEN ANGELS FALL. It is so good and well-written and I even learned so much about another branch of service other than my beloved Navy.
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Massie
Commander, 127th Airborne Engineers Battalion
Jeremy Holm tells a story of his grandfather and the history of the 11th Airborne in a masterful way that guides the reader from Camp Toccoa to Tokyo. I know you will find this book rewarding and it will help you better understand, not only the 511th PIR, 11th A/B, but the Pacific Theater of Operations.
"We Were The Best There Ever Was." 
