Bridging Hell's Highway: The U.S. 326th Engineer Battalion During Operation Market Garden
- ISBN-10
- 0978383869
- ISBN-13
- 9780978383862
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 42
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-06
- Authors
- Brad Johnson, Greg Brown, John Sliz
Description
Super Bowl Champion Brad Johnson takes us on his real-life journey of how family, teachers, coaches, teams, and friends taught him the importance of having passion in life.
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