Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in World War II (Revised), Paperback - T. Moffatt Burriss

Reducere. This fast-moving memoir of T. Moffatt Burriss shows his extraordinary role as a platoon leader and company commander with the 504th Parachute Infan...

Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the...

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Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): James LucasNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescop...

DescriptionA wife tells a 101st Airborne paratrooper's story of his WWII experiences in Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Together, the Snell's crea...

A detailed examination of the before, during and after of Operation Colossus, the first British airborne raid of WWII. Draws on interviews with rel...

Reducere. DescriptionOn June 6, 1944, Werner T. Angress parachuted down from a C-47 into German-occupied France with the 82nd Airborne Division. Nine days la...

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" A true member of the Greatest Generation, Burns' fascinating story is well worth reading." - Flight Journal Jump: Into the Valley of the Shadow t...

Arranged by nation, SAS and Special Forces of World War II covers the best units from both the European and Pacific theatres of war including the U...

The story of one of the first qualified paratroopers, who went on to work in covert operations for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). It offer...

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Author Hans Moederzoon van Kuilenburg was a 10-year-old girl living in Amsterdam when German soldiers invaded Holland in the spring of 1940. The Du...

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Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an Ame...

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Reducere. The true story that inspired the feature film Bridge of Spies In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilo...

On August 15, 1942, the 82nd Airborne became the US Army's first airborne division. Commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, they trained exh...

Reducere. Action-packed stories of the T-34 in action Vivid recollections of tank warfare on the Eastern Front Vivid recollections of tank warfare on the Eas...

With publication of Herbert Corey's Great War, coeditors Peter Finn and John Maxwell Hamilton reestablish Corey's name in the annals of American wa...

With publication of Herbert Corey's Great War, coeditors Peter Finn and John Maxwell Hamilton reestablish Corey's name in the annals of American wa...

Reducere. With 450 historic images, some never before published, this book is a visual journey that chronicles the legendary 82nd Airborne Division from its ...

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Spend the day with a historical figure and discover how people lived in different eras.

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Illustrated throughout with archival and period photographs and diagrams, this book provides a detailed overview of Diamond T vehicles used by the ...

Award NameYalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young AdultsAward categoryYoung Adult NonfictionExcellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults F...

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Reducere. In the predawn hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944, which would become immortalized as the Longest Day, Bob Bearden and his comrades in the 507th Parachut...

Publisher: Wildside PressAuthor(s): Francis A MarchIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 260Publication date: 2008Dimensions...

Reducere. DescriptionThe events of World War 2 are often associated with male endeavor, particularly in war books however extraordinarily brave and courageou...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Nancy M. (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, Northern Illinois Univer...

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Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the German cavalry as used on all fronts throughout World War II.

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Reducere. During the dark days of World War II, forty-one individuals from Ganson Street in the industrialized Western New York city of North Tonawanda left ...

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Reducere. Numbering 4, 000 select officers and men, Combat Team 370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Negro d...

Complete with rare photographs, diagrams and glossary, follow author James Stejskal as he covers the establishment of these agencies and their inte...

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