US Airborne Divisions in the ETO 1944–45

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US Airborne Divisions in the ETO 1944–45

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The delivery of entire divisions to battlefields behind enemy lines by parachute and glider was a unique feature of World War II, and by the end of the war the US Army deployed the largest airborne force in the world, created in only three years, and boasting such impressive units as the 82nd "All American" and 101st "Screaming Eagles." This book details the organization and operation history of these units throughout the war in Northwest Europe from 1944 to 1945, covering the desperate night drops over Normandy in support of the D-Day invasions, through the capture of Nijmegen during Operation Market-Garden to Operation Varsity, the last great airborne operation of the war to secure the crossing of the Rhine.

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Published 07 Mar 2007
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846031182
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 60 b/w; 25 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Battle Orders
Short code BTO 25
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Steven J. Zaloga

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from U…

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