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Fighting with the Filthy Thirteen: The World War II Story of Jack WomerRanger and Paratrooper Hardcover – May 18, 2012

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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Casemate (May 18, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1612001009
  • ISBN-13: 978-1612001005
  • Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.2 x 9.2 inches
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4.0 out of 5 starsDemolition Paratrooper
By John E. Larsen on September 21, 2012
Format: Hardcover
Womer was drafted prior to America's entry to the war. He was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division and went to England with it in 1942. While there, he volunteered for, and passed, the grueling training to become a Ranger with the 29th Provisional Ranger Battalion. Upon the disbandment of this unit, Womer gained entry to the 101st Airborne Division. He became a demolitionist with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and fought in Normandy, Holland, the Ardennes and Germany.

Womer is certainly in combat. His description of the flight and jump into Normandy is compelling. So too is the confusion on the ground. Units are terribly mixed up and operating in unfamiliar territory in the dark led to many costly clashes with the Germans. Womer's exploits are quite extraordinary and he puts his survival down to his intense Ranger training at the hands of battle-hardened British Commandoes. Strangely, the level of description here is not repeated for the latter battle of Carentan, or for the campaigns that followed. Womer does write of those battles and personal stories are certainly provided but not to the same level. The awful cost and nature of war is very evident though. Womer is toughened by it too.

The book's title makes reference to the Filthy Thirteen, which was a section in the 506th's demolition platoon. Their job was to operate specialist equipment like flame-throwers and also to use explosives to attack and clear enemy emplacements. Being part of the 506th's HQ, they were assigned to the regiments battalions as needed. The Filthy Thirteen was notorious for its hard living and fighting (and non-bathing) ways and was apparently an inspiration for the film the Dirty Dozen.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Diamond in the Rough
By James Nolan on May 27, 2012
Format: Hardcover
Fighting with the Filthy Thirteen is a very readable and captivating first person account of the WWII combat experience of Jack Womer, a young gritty Baltimore steelworker who went off to fight the Third Reich. Steven DeVito does a masterful job of presenting Jack's narrative as member of the 101st Airborne, especially his riveting recounting of Jack's pre-dawn D-Day jump behind enemy lines. Its format and short chapters make this book ideal for you who read in bed, as the stopping points are close enough together to keep you from dozing off with an open book in your face. If you have the slightest fascination with WWII, you'll like reading Fighting with the Filthy Thirteen, and if you're a WWII buff, it's a must read.
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4.0 out of 5 starsSolid Paratrooper Account
By Joe Creason on April 11, 2013
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I listened to the audiobook narrated by John Allen Nelson and will talk about that more specifically at the end of this review.

4 stars.

Jack Womer was drafted into the army in his mid-twenties and after going through hellish training with British Commandos he qualified as a ranger. As soon as he qualified however, the outfit he was in was disbanded! He decided the join the 101st Airborne and after a rather quick succession of qualifying jumps he got his wings and joined the Filthy Thirteen. He fought in all of the major campaigns his outfit was involved in (d-day, Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge), he even had to fight after the war was over!

Jack sees a lot of combat and though he is in the thick of things, he doesn't explicitly describe his own deeds a lot of the time. If anything, this is probably the product of the fact that this was actually written by Stephen Devito based off of extensive interviews and other resources and with Womer's approval. The latter fact I just mentioned doesn't take away from the book at all, though. I, like a few other reviewers, usually rate these books with an emphasis on the personal revelations on combat and their own roles in the mist of the fighting detailed by the author and thus the 4/5 star rating.

The highlight of the book is Jack's experiences in his 4 years as a part of the military. His exploits and anecdotes are so wide ranging and a lot of times they are a lot of fun! This is definitely one of the few memoirs where I found myself laughing out loud!Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMakes you feel part of the story
By ROSEMARY K HENRY on May 29, 2012
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Throghly enjoyed this very descriptive biographical book. It holds your interest to the last page. How these men sacrificed and died on D-Day and beyond. It is wonderful that Mr. DeVito is such a history enthusiast to get to meet and research Jack Womer's life and military career and narrate his story using Jack's actual letters. I highly recommend it
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe cleanest man in the Filthy Thirteen
By Toe Tag on October 5, 2015
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The author of this book ends it in a most curious way. He tells us the reason he wrote this book is so future generations will not forget his generation.

I don’t think he should worry about any of us forgetting him or his generation. His book is the kind that will be read a hundred years from now because it is an uncommonly good read.

The author first starts off in the 29th Infantry Division in a musical. Yes, a musical, but Pearl Harbor ended that recruiting technique.

He then volunteers for extremely dangerous work as an Army Ranger. Sadly the 29th disbanded this highly technical unit before D-Day. The author volunteered for the 101st Airborne.

Ironically, a non-drinking man who does not smoke, is attached to the demolition unit known as The Filthy Thirteen. He was the only man in his unit who didn’t shave his hair into a Mohawk and paint himself like an “Indian” before the assault on Normandy.

His descriptions of his actions in Normandy are excellent as are his descriptions of every other battle the 101st experienced in the war.
In particularly I enjoyed reading about how he used his training as a Ranger to rescue a large number of paratroopers who landed in a swampy area of Normandy. Many readers may not know the Germans flooded the region in hopes of slowing down vehicles and killing paratroopers.

I truly enjoyed this book. I learned a lot of things I didn’t know. And even had a laugh when the author described how he parachuted with a flame thrower during a training exercise. He never carried one in combat but had a lot of fun with in training.

However, if you want to learn more about paratroopers in World War Two, I would strongly suggest reading the entire four book series written by Don Burgett.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Grerat!!

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4.0 out of 5 starsMooie biografie

Zeer goed boek, dat gemakkelijk leest en je meeneemt met J.Womer naar de grote slagvelden van Wo2. Gespekt met persoonlijke anekdotes
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This book, written by a paratrooper of WWII is a vivid reminder of how much they suffered and did for us in the United States. It is also about a man who lived amongst us. Read more

Published 21 days ago by Walter W. Olson, Ph.D, P.E.
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great story of a true soldier

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5.0 out of 5 starsI love this book and Jack Womer was my uncle Howard ...

I love this book and Jack Womer was my uncle Howard uncle and I remember meeting him or uncle Jack when I was very little and I remember all the fun crab feasts and us all steaming... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Johnny124
5.0 out of 5 starsA good read on a draftee who later volunteered for the ...

A good read on a draftee who later volunteered for the Rangers and than the demolition unit within the 506th PIR known as the Filthy 13. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Phillytown
5.0 out of 5 starsSo much more than a War story...

Many of the reviewers state that this book is for WWII buffs; and yes that's certainly true, as it provides a front row seat to an honest and gritty oft untold glimpse at "how... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Barbara G.
5.0 out of 5 starsParatrooper's Story

Excellent book which arrived on time as advertised. Thanks.

Published 9 months ago by Hollis O. Blakesley
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Excellent

Published 10 months ago by marshall Vernon
5.0 out of 5 starsOne must read The Filthy Thirteen, a book about ...

One must read The Filthy Thirteen, a book about Jake McNeise, prior to reading this book. Two warriors who fought in one of toughest units during WW II in Europe. Read more

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