Author: George A. Fisher (Major.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Story of the 180th Infantry Regiment
Author: George A. Fisher (Major.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Story of the 180th Infantry Regiment
Author: George A. Fisher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494098995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494098995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.
Histories of American Army Units
Author: Charles Emil Dornbusch
Publisher: Washington : Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant General, Special Services Division, Library and Service Club Branch
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher: Washington : Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant General, Special Services Division, Library and Service Club Branch
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Unit Histories of World War II and After
Author: United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
United States Army Unit Histories
Author: US Army Military History Research Collection
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Contains a bibliography of U.S. Army unit histories.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Contains a bibliography of U.S. Army unit histories.
United States Army Unit Histories
Author: US Army Military History Institute
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Army Lineage Book
Author: United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
To the Last Man :.
Author: Jonathan D. Bratten
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Unit Histories of World War II
Author: United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Jedburghs
Author: Will Irwin
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 0786735201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The story of the Special Forces in World War II has never fully been told before. Information about them began to be declassified only in the 1980s. Known as the Jedburghs, these Special Forces were selected from members of the British, American, and Free French armies to be dropped in teams of three deep behind German lines. There, in preparation for D-Day, they carried out what we now know as unconventional warfare: supporting the French Resistance in guerrilla attacks, supply-route disruption, and the harassment and obstruction of German reinforcements. Always, they operated against extraordinary odds. They had to be prepared to survive pitched battles with German troops and Gestapo manhunts for weeks and months while awaiting the arrival of Allied ground forces. They were, in short, heroes.The Jedburghs finally tells their story and offers a new perspective on D-Day itself. Will Irwin has selected seven of the Jedburgh teams and told their stories as gripping personal narratives. He has gathered archival documents, diaries and correspondence, and interviewed Jed veterans and family members in order to present this portrait of their crucial role - a role recognized by Churchill and Eisenhower - in the struggle to liberate Europe in 1944-45. This is narrative history at its most compelling; a vivid drama of the battle for France from deep behind enemy lines.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 0786735201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The story of the Special Forces in World War II has never fully been told before. Information about them began to be declassified only in the 1980s. Known as the Jedburghs, these Special Forces were selected from members of the British, American, and Free French armies to be dropped in teams of three deep behind German lines. There, in preparation for D-Day, they carried out what we now know as unconventional warfare: supporting the French Resistance in guerrilla attacks, supply-route disruption, and the harassment and obstruction of German reinforcements. Always, they operated against extraordinary odds. They had to be prepared to survive pitched battles with German troops and Gestapo manhunts for weeks and months while awaiting the arrival of Allied ground forces. They were, in short, heroes.The Jedburghs finally tells their story and offers a new perspective on D-Day itself. Will Irwin has selected seven of the Jedburgh teams and told their stories as gripping personal narratives. He has gathered archival documents, diaries and correspondence, and interviewed Jed veterans and family members in order to present this portrait of their crucial role - a role recognized by Churchill and Eisenhower - in the struggle to liberate Europe in 1944-45. This is narrative history at its most compelling; a vivid drama of the battle for France from deep behind enemy lines.