United States Airborne Divisions 1942-2018
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781526734679
Subjects: United states, army, history
Description: In 1942 the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were formed and three more followed. 17th and 92nd (All American Division) and 101st (Screaming Eagles) fought in Sicily, D-Day, MARKET GARDEN and the Rhine Crossing (VARSITY). The 11th served in the Far East. The 13th did not see combat.Only the 82nd survived the post-war cull. The Screaming Eagles were reactivated in 1956 and both divisions served in Vietnam with the 101st becoming a helicopter delivered &#x2018;airmobile&#x2019; division in 1968 before being re-designated an &#x2018;air assault&#x2019; division in 1974.As this superbly illustrated book describes, both 82nd and 101st earned their reputations as &#x2018;crack&#x2019; divisions at the forefront of US operations and military interventions, be it Grenada (URGENT FURY), Panama (JUST CAUSE), the Gulf Wars and most recently Afghanistan (ENDURING FREEDOM).Thanks to the Author&#x2019;s knowledge and research, this Images of War book gives the reader a full insight into the battles and the men and their equipment that have made these divisions the elite of the US Army.