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The airborne in World War II : an illustrated history of America's paratroopers in action / Michael E. Haskew.
Van Pelt Library D769.347 .H37 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haskew, Michael E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--Parachute troops--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- United States.
- United States. Army.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Parachute troops--History--20th century.
- Parachute troops.
- Armed Forces--Parachute troops.
- Military campaigns.
- History.
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945)).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 224 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Provides detailed accounts of the actions of the 11th, 13th, 17th, 82nd, and 101st Airborne Divisions, Features every major airborne combat operation, including the invasion of North Africa (November 1942), Sicily and Italy (July 1943), D-Day (June 1944), Operation Market Garden (September 1944), the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944), and the crossing of the Rhine and assault on Germany (March-April 1945), Includes 180 photographs, artworks, and maps Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Training
- Operation Torch
- Sicily and Italy
- D-Day and Normandy
- Operation Market Garden
- The Battle of the Bulge
- Operation Varsity and beyond
- Airborne operations in the Pacific.
- Notes:
- Subtitle from cover.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781250124463
- 1250124468
- OCLC:
- 984973234
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