The sword of St. Michael : the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II

LoFaro, Guy.

Book 2011

Provides a narrative of the 82nd Airborne Division, who spent more time in combat than any other American airborne unit during World War II, weaving together analysis of the division's exploits with the voices of soldiers who served there.

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World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American

World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front

World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American

World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States

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ISBN:

9780306820236
0306820234

Description:

xiii, 746 pages, 25 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Sword of Saint Michael

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Our whole future is in the air
A breed apart
Men of a particularly high order
A whole new dimension to soldiering
A small phalanx in a vast, strange land
A self-adjusting foul-up
A very rugged delivery
Taking off for the gates of hell
A force upon which the Fifth Army could depend
A terrible and handsome sight
Alles kaputt! The Americans are killing everybody!
You crossed that causeway
Can't anything stop those men?
A lasting and firm faith in the airborne
We'll need two divisions to do that
A Sunday drive in an airplane
The Germans were everywhere
The finest division in the world today
Even the gods were weeping
You are looking at the survivors
To turn the tide
Singing the blues about the right flank
Making monkeys out of the Germans
Another nasty job
Present at the end
Epilogue : soldiers recently engaged in war

LCCN:

2011013352

Control Number:

2131281

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