Airborne
Subtitle: a combat history of American airborne forces
By: Edward M. Flanagan, Jr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Presidio; Ballantine Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [Novato, Calif.]; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780891416883
Subjects: United States. Army -- Parachute troops -- History; United States. Army -- Airborne troops -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-439) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Lt. Gen. William P. Yarborough; title: Introduction; title: Map section; title: Airborne : the beginning; title: The buildup; title: Airborne Torch; title: On to the East; title: El Djem Bridge raid; title: Operation Husky; title: The Airborne Division crisis; title: Airborne in the Pacific; title: Back to Europe; title: Anzio; title: Normandy; title: Normandy : the onset; title: Operation Neptune; title: Noemfoor; title: Invading southern France; title: Market Garden : the bridges; title: The Bulge; title: Across the Rhine; title: The 11th Airborne; title: The Angels in combat; title: Corregidor; title: The Los Baños raid; title: Aparri and the occupation of Japan; title: On to Korea; title: After Korea; title: Vietnam; title: After Vietnam; title: The Gulf War; title: After the Gulf War