Screaming Eagle Gliders: The 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II - Couverture rigide

Dettore, G. J.

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ISBN 10 : 0811717569 ISBN 13 : 9780811717564

Editeur : Stackpole Books, 2016

Synopsis

As part of the famous 101st Airborne Division (the Screaming Eagles), the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion saw nearly constant action during World War II, from assisting the infantry by landing supplies and providing combat support to fighting on the front lines.

Day-by-day chronicle of an airborne battalion in World War II

Covers the 321st's actions on D-Day, in Normandy, in Operation Market Garden, at the Bulge, and during the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest headquarters

Includes firsthand accounts drawn from interviews with almost all of the unit's veterans

Describes operations in which the 321st fought with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (of Band of Brothers fame)

Hundreds of photos, most of them snapshots from veterans

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

G. J. Dettore, a retired police officer, has spent decades researching the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion. He lives near Detroit, Michigan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stackpole Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0811717569
• ISBN 13: 9780811717564
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas