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The Paratrooper Generals

Author : Mitchell Yockelson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811768511
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The Paratrooper Generals written by Mitchell Yockelson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military history detailing the key role two US Army special forces commanders and their infantry divisions played in during the second world war. Generals during World War II usually stayed to the rear, but not Matthew Ridgway and Maxwell Taylor. During D-Day and the Normandy campaign, these commanders of the 82nd “All-American” and the 101st “Screaming Eagle” Airborne Divisions refused to remain behind the lines and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their paratroopers in the thick of combat. Jumping into Normandy during the early hours of D-Day, Ridgway and Taylor fought on the ground for six weeks of combat that cost the airborne divisions more than forty percent casualties. The Paratrooper Generals is the first book to explore in depth the significant role these two division commanders played on D-Day, describing the extraordinary courage and leadership they demonstrated throughout the most important American campaign of World War II.

Voices of D-Day

Author : Ronald J. Drez
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807120811
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Voices of D-Day written by Ronald J. Drez and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1996-05-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1983 the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans began a project to record the recollections of as many people as possible -- civilians as well as soldiers -- who were involved in one of the most pivotal events of the century. Skillfully edited by Ronald J. Drez and first published on the fifty-year anniversary of D-Day, the award-winning Voices of D-Day tells the story of that momentous operation almost entirely through the words of the people who were there.

D-Day Invasion

Author : iMinds
Publisher : iMinds Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1921746939
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book D-Day Invasion written by iMinds and published by iMinds Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story behind D-Day begins in 1939 when Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, attacked Poland and ignited World War Two. The following year, the Germans occupied France and Western Europe and launched a vicious air war against Britain. In 1941, they invaded the Soviet Union. Seemingly unstoppable, the Nazis now held virtually all of Europe. They imposed a ruthless system of control and unleashed the horror of the Holocaust. However, by 1943, the tide had begun to turn in favor of the Allies, the forces opposed to Germany. In the east, despite huge losses, the Soviets began to force the Germans back.

Parachute Infantry

Author : David Webster
Publisher : Dell
ISBN 13 : 0440240905
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Parachute Infantry written by David Webster and published by Dell. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Kenyon Webster’s memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel. From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields of Holland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments of irritating boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror, and pitched urban warfare. Offering a remarkable snapshot of what it was like to enter Germany in the last days of World War II, Webster presents a vivid, varied cast of young paratroopers from all walks of life, and unforgettable glimpses of enemy soldiers and hapless civilians caught up in the melee. Parachute Infantry is at once harsh and moving, boisterous and tragic, and stands today as an unsurpassed chronicle of war—how men fight it, survive it, and remember it.

American Warriors

Author : Michel De Trez
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9782960017601
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book American Warriors written by Michel De Trez and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 1999-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most exhaustive visual coverage ever assembled of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions as they were on the eve of the D-Day landings. This comprehensive volume provides an overview of all uniform items that were shared by the American paratroopers who participated in the aerial invasion of Normandy. For the uniform and figure collector, wargamer, re-enactor, and military artist, this is truly the last word on the subject.

D-Day with the Screaming Eagles

Author : George Koskimaki
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480406589
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book D-Day with the Screaming Eagles written by George Koskimaki and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of eyewitness accounts of the Normandy landings that “gives you the [feeling] that you are there during the frenzied first hours of the invasion” (Kepler’s Military History Book Reviews). Many professional historians have recorded the actions of D-Day but here is an account of the airborne actions as described by the actual men themselves, in eyewitness detail. Participants range from division command personnel to regimental, battalion, company, and battery commanders, to chaplains, surgeons, enlisted medics, platoon sergeants, squad leaders and the rough, tough troopers who adapted quickly to fighting in mixed, unfamiliar groups after a badly scattered drop. And yet they managed to gain the objectives set for them in the hedgerow country of Normandy. This book is primary source material. It is a “must read” for anyone interested in the Normandy landings, the 101st Airborne Division, and World War II in general. Hearing the soldiers speak is an entirely different experience from reading about the action in a narrative history.

Lions of Carentan, The

Author : Volker Griesser
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612000061
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Lions of Carentan, The written by Volker Griesser and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it is known that Allied airborne forces landed into a German buzzsaw on D-Day, far less is known about the troops they encountered in the dark night of June 6, 1944. One of the formations they encountered was a similarly elite group of paratroopers, who instead of dropping from the skies fought on the defensive, giving their Allied counterparts a tremendous challenge in achieving their objectives. This is the complete wartime history of one of the largest German paratrooper regiments, 6th , from its initial formation in the spring of 1943 to its last day at the end of the war. With numerous firsthand accounts from key members, reporting on their experiences, they describe the events of 1943Ð45 vividly and without compromise. These accounts reveal previously unknown details about important operations in Italy, Russia, on the Normandy Front, Belgium, Holland, the last German Parachute drop in the Ardennes, and the final battle to the end in Germany. With over 220 original photographs, many from private collections and never before published, this book fully illustrates the men, their uniforms, equipment and weapons. Also included is an appendix with maps, battle calendar, staffing plans, a list of field and post-MOB-numbers, and the Knight's Cross recipients of the regiment. Having earned the respect of the Allied forces who fought against it during World War II, this work will inform current readers of the full record of Fallschirmjger Regiment 6, and why the Allied advance into German-held Europe was so painstaking to achieve.

D-Day Paratroopers

Author : Christophe Deschodt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782915239294
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book D-Day Paratroopers written by Christophe Deschodt and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of 5- 6 June 1944, US paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were dropped over the Cotentin peninsula, on the western part of the Normandy beachhead. The uniforms, equipment and small arms of these men immortalized by 'Band of Brothers' are presented here in the sharpest detail, as well as their orders of battle and insignia. Illustrated throughout in full color. "Another treasure from ... Histoire & Collections ... a superb color photographic collection" Military Trader, May 2005

D-Day 1944 (2)

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846035597
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book D-Day 1944 (2) written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings. On their western flank, the Allied landings on D-Day combined a parachute drop by the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions with an amphibious assault on “Utah” Beach by the US 4th Infantry Division. The landings came ashore in the wrong place but met weaker German resistance as a result. The heaviest fighting took place inland where the badly scattered paratroopers gradually gathered in small groups and made for their objectives. This book traces the story of D-Day on Utah beach, revealing how the infantry pushed inland and linked up with the Airborne troops in a beachhead five miles deep. Now the battle to break out and seize the key port of Cherbourg could begin.

Airborne

Author : Tim Moreman
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846031960
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Airborne written by Tim Moreman and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2007-07-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Airborne warfare reached its peak during World War II - the only war in which the potential gains of using airborne tactics ever justified the great costs, both material and human. The revolutionary developments in tactics and equipment meant that whole divisions could now be inserted behind enemy lines to initiate surprise attacks. However, the risks taken by these brave soldiers, both Allied and Axis, cannot be overstated, with horrific losses suffered by both sides. This book gives an overview of airborne warfare during World War II, looking not at the German, American and British paratroopers involved in the war, covering their recruitment, training, tactics and battle conduct, and the battles they fought. Covering Operation Mercury - the German assault on the island of Crete in 1941 and the first strategic use of airborne forces in history - the tragic British attack on Arnhem in 1944 and the American airborne assault near Utah Beach on D-Day, this book traces the evolution of airborne warfare throughout the war and gives an insight into the experiences of the brave men who dropped into battle.

The 101st Airborne in Normandy, June 1944

Author : Yves Buffetaut
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612005241
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The 101st Airborne in Normandy, June 1944 written by Yves Buffetaut and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A condensed ‘Band of Brothers’ with profiles of Richard Winters and Easy company as well as the German and American Generals . . . 5 stars” (Army Rumour Service). 101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and its first combat mission was Operation Overlord. On D-Day—June 6, 1944—101st and 82nd Airborne dropped onto the Cotentin Peninsula hours before the landings, tasked with capturing bridges and positions, taking out German strongpoints and batteries, and securing the exits from Utah and Omaha Beaches. Things did not initially go smoothly for 101st Airborne, with cloud and antiaircraft fire disrupting the drops. Casualties were high in some areas due to heavy pre-registered German fire. Nevertheless, the paratroopers fought on, and they did manage to secure the crucial beach exits, even if they only achieved a tenuous hold on some other positions. A few days later, 101st Airborne was tasked with attacking the German-held city of Carentan as part of the consolidation of the US beachheads and establishment of a defensive line against the anticipated German counteroffensive. The 101st forced its way into Carentan on June 10 and 11. The Germans withdrew the following day, and a counteroffensive was put down by elements of the 2nd Armored Division. This fully illustrated book details the planning of the airborne element of D-Day and the execution of the plans until the troops were withdrawn to prepare for the next big airborne operation, Market Garden. “Always good to read a detailed account of one division’s contribution to Operation Overlord. The detail is exceptional and fascinating.” —Books Monthly

The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy

Author : Stephen G. Rabe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009206427
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy written by Stephen G. Rabe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-10 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fateful days and weeks surrounding 6 June 1944 have been extensively documented in histories of the Second World War, but less attention has been paid to the tremendous impact of these events on the populations nearby. The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy tells the inspiring yet heartbreaking story of ordinary people who did extraordinary things in defense of liberty and freedom. On D-Day, when transport planes dropped paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions hopelessly off-target into marshy waters in northwestern France, the 900 villagers of Graignes welcomed them with open arms. These villagers – predominantly women – provided food, gathered intelligence, and navigated the floods to retrieve the paratroopers' equipment at great risk to themselves. When the attack by German forces on 11 June forced the overwhelmed paratroopers to withdraw, many made it to safety thanks to the help and resistance of the villagers. In this moving book, historian Stephen G. Rabe, son of one of the paratroopers, meticulously documents the forgotten lives of those who participated in this integral part of D-Day history.

D-Day with the Screaming Eagles

Author : George E. Koskimaki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book D-Day with the Screaming Eagles written by George E. Koskimaki and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 101st Airborne Division?the "Screaming Eagles"[1]?is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord?the D-Day landings starting 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France?, Operation Market Garden, the liberation of the Netherlands and action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belgium. During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in several major campaigns and battles including the fight for Hamburger Hill in May 1969"--Wikipedia.

Dropzone Normandy

Author : Napier Crookenden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dropzone Normandy written by Napier Crookenden and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Utah Beach

Author : Joseph Balkoski
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811733779
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book Utah Beach written by Joseph Balkoski and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The attack on Utah Beach during the Normandy invasion was one of the most successful military operations ever undertaken, especially bearing in mind the complexities of such a massive air & seaborne assault. Joseph Balkoski describes the unfolding drama.

Out of the Blue

Author : James A. Huston
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 155753148X
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book Out of the Blue written by James A. Huston and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with a case study of the greatest airborne operation of the war, the 1944 invasion of Holland, Huston examines the inception, organization, training, equipment, strategies, Allied cooperation, and overall effectiveness of the airborne in the total war effort. Operations in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France, the Pacific, and the Far East are discussed. No other book brings together as much information and documentation on the airborne. Of special interest to the veterans who took part in the great paratroop and glider movements, this book will become invaluable to students of aerial warfare and of World War II.

The First Men In

Author : Ed Ruggero
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006073129X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The First Men In written by Ed Ruggero and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-05-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the nearly 15,000 Allied paratroopers dropped into France on D–14 (two weeks before D–Day), only one regiment––the 3,000 men of the 505 Parachute Infantry––had been tested in battle, and so they were given the toughest mission. For a few critical days, while the fate of occupied Europe hung in the balance, these troopers held their ground against savage assaults. In doing so, they changed the course of World War II. Within hours of landing in Normandy, the paratroopers of the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment had gathered in the darkened fields outside Ste. Mere Eglise and moved rapidly to the edge of town. A French civilian pointed out the German positions, and in a lightning attack the GI's liberated the first town in Europe, planting the United States flag on top of city hall. Shortly after daylight, as reports streamed in, Allied commanders were shocked to learn that the 505 was the only one of six U.S. parachute regiments to hit its mark. Because Ste. Mere Eglise was the gateway to Utah Beach, the regiment––now fighting virtually alone––hastily dug in to await the German counterattacks that were sure to follow. Colonel Bill Ekman and his men held critical ground: half of the American invasion force was to pass through this area, and that would only happen if the 505 held Ste. Mere Eglise. It was an almost unimaginable challenge: at ten that morning the German attacks began, and by early afternoon enemy armored columns were slamming GI lines from three directions in an attempt to reach the vulnerable invasion beaches. But despite heavy losses, the 505 was still in control of Ste. Mere Eglise on June 8, when they were relieved by units that came across the beach. When their unseasoned replacements faltered, U.S. commanders called on the exhausted paratroopers to stay in the fight and lead the series of ground assaults that would secure the invasion. A single unit, a relative handful of men, had helped turn the course of one of the most important battles of the war.