History of the 508th Parachute Infantry.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Infantry Journal Press
Published: 1948
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: United States. Army. 508th Infantry; United States. Army -- Parachute troops; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- 508th Infantry
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: FOREWORD X; title: PART ONE: PRELUDE TO COMBAT 1; title: PART TWO: NORMANDY 15; title: PART THREE: HOLLAND 39; title: PART FOUR: THE ARDENNES 59; title: PART FIVE: OCCUPATION 83; title: BATTLE CREDITS 101; title: HONOR ROLL 102; title: APPENDIX I: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REGIMENTAL HISTORY 110; title: APPENDIX II: MEN KILLED IN TRAINING ACCIDENTS 110; title: APPENDIX III: BATTLE CASUALTIES 110; title: APPENDIX IV: COMBAT AWARDS 110; title: APPENDIX V: LIST OF COMBAT AWARDS 111; title: APPENDIX VI: BATTLEFIELD COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 111; title: APPENDIX VII: UNIT CITATIONS 116; title: MAPS; title: 1: FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE NORMANDY DROP 18; title: 2: THE NORMANDY DROP ZONES AND THE BEACHES 19; title: 3: FROM STE. MERE EGLISE TO LA HAYE-DU-PUITS 28; title: 4: HILLS 131 AND 95 36; title: 5: FLIGHT PLAN FOR HOLLAND 41; title: 6: THE HOLLAND DROP ZONES 44; title: 7: THE 1ST BATTALION AT DEN HEUVEL 45; title: 8: THE COUNTERATTACK AT DEN HEUVEL 48; title: 9: NIJMEGEN AND THE CROSSING OF THE WAAL 53; title: 10: THE TWO-MAN RECONNAISSANCE PATROL 56; title: 11: THE REGIMENT ARRIVES IN THE ARDENNES 61; title: 12: THE COUNTERATTACK FROM VIELSALM 64; title: 13: THE ATTACK ON COMTE 73; title: 14: THE ADVANCE TO LOSHEIM 77; title: 15: THE DRIVE TO THE ROER 80