United States Airborne Divisions 1942 2018

Author : Michael Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526734686
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United States Airborne Divisions 1942–2018 written by Michael Green and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 postwar cull. The Screaming Eagles were reactivated in 1956 and both divisions served in Vietnam with the 101st becoming a helicopter delivered ‘airmobile’ division in 1968 before being re-designated an ‘air assault’ division in 1974. As this superbly illustrated book describes, both 82nd and 101st earned their reputations as ‘crack’ 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’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.

Author : Michael Green
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 9781526734679
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United States Airborne Divisions 1942-2018 written by Michael Green and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 postwar cull. The Screaming Eagles were reactivated in 1956 and both divisions served in Vietnam with the 101st becoming a helicopter delivered 'airmobile' division in 1968 before being re-designated an 'air assault' division in 1974. As this superbly illustrated book describes, both 82nd and 101st earned their reputations as 'crack' 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'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.

Author : Timothy M. Clauss
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786251590
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The U.S. Army Airborne Division, 1942 To 1945: Concept, Combat, And Evolution written by Timothy M. Clauss and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939, the U.S. Army had no formal combat formation capable of reaching the battlefield by air. In response to the success of German airborne operations, the U.S. Army formed a small unit of volunteers which was to experiment with airborne equipment and develop techniques. In the span of six years, the fledgling airborne concept expanded from a small platoon of parachute volunteers into five deployed airborne divisions composed of parachute and glider forces with a formal doctrine. This thesis examines the development of the airborne division through its employment in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operation, as these theaters employed four of the five U.S. airborne divisions during World War II. The doctrine, organization, and equipment of the airborne division changed significantly from its inception through the end of WWII. Personal influence, lessons learned from combat, and logistical limitations significantly affected the evolution of the airborne division.

Author : Mike Chappell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780850452860
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US 101st Airborne Division, 1942-45 written by Mike Chappell and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472804619
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942–44 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-20 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of three to examine the genesis, organization and operational deployment of the US airborne divisions in World War II. It discusses early airborne units, detailing how and why they were formed. Task organization for combat, details of attached units, tactics, and weapons and equipment are examined, together with command relationships. The units discussed in this book include the 82d Airborne Division, 1st Special Service Force, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team and 1st Airborne Task Force, and the operations in North Africa, Sicily, the Italian mainland, and in southern France are covered.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780961316
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Army Paratrooper in the Pacific Theater 1943–45 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two major Army units that operated in the Pacific – the 11th Airborne Division and the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) launched small-scale operations on extremely difficult, if not, outright dangerous, terrain, while also conducting amphibious assaults, fighting on jungled hills, swamps and mud. The two units were very different, with the 503rd PRCT being reserved for special purpose missions and the 11th Airborne Division occupying a more traditional role. This title will deal with the background to these two units and their training, before detailing the specific equipment used in the theatre and, finally and most importantly, the combat experience at a personal level of the US Army Paratrooper in the Pacific.

Author : John Sayen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472801520
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Army Infantry Divisions 1942–43 written by John Sayen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Army infantry division was an intricate system of men and equipment welded together by doctrine and organization into an entity that could fight, maneuver, communicate within itself as well as with outside entities, and regenerate itself through a supply and replacement system. This book examines the organizational development, mobilization, deployment and combat actions of World War II US Army infantry divisions up until the end of 1943. Among the units covered are the separate infantry regiments and battalions of the "standard" type, showing how the Army's new "triangular" infantry division (based on three infantry regiments) evolved from the earlier "square" division (based on four).

Author : Bruce Quarrie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472802144
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Airborne Divisions written by Bruce Quarrie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations. German Airborne Divisions became an integral part of the blitzkrieg operations that overran much of Western Europe during 1940 and 1941, from the historic raid on the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael to the pyrrhic victory over British and Commonwealth forces on the island of Crete. This title looks at the creation, evolution, and early operational deployment of the German airborne forces ('Fallschirmtruppe'), through highly detailed orders of battle, TOEs and examinations of crucial aspects such as doctrine, training, command and control, and the concept of vertical envelopment.

Author : Carl Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782005234
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Paratrooper 1941–45 written by Carl Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of the Ardennes, America's airborne warriors proved themselves some of the toughest and most determined soldiers of World War 2. What made these soldiers so special? How were they recruited, how did they learn to jump and fight? What special tactics and equipment did they use? This title looks at what it was like to be one of the United States' airborne elite, through the experiences of the soldiers themselves. It is the story of the men who invariably led the way; the soldiers who flew to battle and walked home.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846037395
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Army Airborne 1940–90 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first 50 years of the US Army airborne arm is a story of continuing battles with the nation's enemies, of battles within the Army's hierarchy, of change, and of adaptation. If there is any single attribute the airborne soldier can claim as his most sterling, it is his uncanny ability to adapt – his flexibility. The very nature of a paratrooper demands this ability to adapt. The motivation and ésprit de corps it develops within these units is something not to be taken lightly. The first class pairing of Gordon L. Rottman and Ron Volstad bring to life the history of these remarkable troops.