Airborne: A Combat History of American Airborne Forces

Military history; World War II; American airborne operations

Paperback

1st

Non-Fiction

416

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Airborne: A Combat History of American Airborne Forces by E. M. Flanagan Jr. is a comprehensive history of the United States Army’s airborne troops, from their experimental beginnings before World War II through their development into an elite arm of American combat power. Drawing on official records, unit histories, and veterans’ accounts, Flanagan traces the organization, training, equipment, and doctrine of parachute and glider units and follows them into battle in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine crossings, and operations in the Pacific. The book examines the actions of famous formations such as the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the 11th and 17th Airborne, and lesser-known units, detailing their combat jumps, glider assaults, and hard fighting once on the ground. It also covers the postwar evolution of airborne forces, including the early Cold War, Korea, Vietnam-era airmobile concepts, and modern rapid-deployment units. Emphasizing both strategic impact and the experiences of individual paratroopers, the work offers an in-depth narrative of how American airborne forces were conceived, tested, blooded in war, and ultimately institutionalized as a permanent part of U.S. military capability.

Presidio Press

9780891416883

United States

2002-01-01

2002

2002

48922660

1

English

Novato, California

~$34.10

2026-01-30

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