Operation Thursday: Birth of the Air Commandos - Couverture souple

Office Of Air Force History; U.S. Air Force

 
9781508644330: Operation Thursday: Birth of the Air Commandos
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1508644330 ISBN 13 : 9781508644330
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

A bold, unconventional use of American airpower to support British ground troops in Burma,Operation THURSDAY marked a critical development in the history of modern warfare. OnMarch 5-6, 1944, the Allies conducted an air invasion of Burma, in an attempt to push back theJapanese in the China-Burma-India Theater andreestablish the land route between India andChina. U.S. airmen formed a special operationsunit-the 1st Air Commando Group--to transporttroops to jungle locations and resupply them,often in the line of fire. The remarkable successof this operation lives on, fifty years later, amongthe elite 1st Air Commando Group--a force committed to meeting the challenge of unconventional warfare any time, any place, anywhere.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A bold, unconventional use of American air power to support British ground troops in Burma, Operation THURSDAY marked a critical development in the history of modern warfare. On March 5-6, 1944, the Allies conducted an air invasion of Burma, in an attempt to push back the Japanese in the China-Burma-India Theater and reestablish the land route between India and China. U.S. airmen formed a special operations unit-the 1st Air Commando Group--to transport troops to jungle locations and resupply them, often in the line of fire. The remarkable success of this operation lives on, fifty years later, among the elite 1st Air Commando Group--a force committed to meeting the challenge of unconventional warfare any time, any place, anywhere.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1508644330
ISBN 13 
9781508644330
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
50
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Personne responsable
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