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Green Light! : Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story / Martin Wolfe.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolfe, Martin, Author.
- Series:
- Anniversary Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wolfe, Martin.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Troop Carrier Squadron, 81st--History.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945)).
- Genre:
- History
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (498 p.) : 108 illus.
- Edition:
- Reprint 2016
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- In Green Light! Martin Wolfe gives us the big picture of World War II airborne warfare in Europe through the lens of one unit. Wolfe's firsthand account is an engaging and informative narrative that goes beyond the facts to investigate the feelings of the tightly knit unit.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- 1. Starting Up
- 2. Getting Blooded
- 3. Traveling
- 4. Getting With It
- 5. Assaulting
- 6. Reinforcing
- 7. Evaluating
- 8. Flying
- 9. Gliding
- 10. Engineering
- 11. Commanding
- 12. Managing
- 13. Breaking Out
- 14. Sunning
- 15. MARKET-GARDENING
- 16. Falling Short
- 17. Reassessing
- 18. Re-Supplying
- 19. Camping Out
- 20. Supporting Montgomery
- 21. Storming Germany
- 22. Cleaning Up
- 23. Thinking Back
- Appendix 1. 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Casualties
- Appendix 2. The Roster, February 1945
- Appendix 3. Time Line: Airborne History and the 81st TCS
- Glossary
- Sources
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781512808735
- 1512808733
- OCLC:
- 979747787
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