History of the 101st Airborne Division: Screaming Eagles, The First 50 Years by Colonel Robert E. Jones
History of the 101st Airborne Division: Screaming Eagles, The First 50 Years by Colonel Robert E. Jones
Collector Bookstore Notes:
This is the History of the 101st Airborne Division, from activation in August 1942 through the completion of Operation Desert Storm in April 1991.
Publishers Description:
The History of the 101st Airborne Division is the epic story of the Division from its activation in August 1942 through the completion of Operation Desert Storm in April 1991. The Division's progression through the sky took decades of hard work and tens of thousands of dedicated soldiers.
In World War II, the 101st became the first American troops to set foot in occupied France, when, on 6 June 1944, its paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines, clearing the way for the 4th Infantry Division landing on Utah Beach. The Division would become famous for its work in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and for its successful defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge.
In Vietnam, the "Screaming Eagles" engaged in battle from 1965 to 1972, when they began their evolution to Air Mobile by deploying by helicopter. In the Gulf War, the Division fired the first shots of Operation Desert Storm by destroying Iraqi radar sites, and during ground war of the operation, they made the longest and largest Air Assault in history.
In every engagement and during the training periods in between, the 101st Airborne Division has honored the words of its first commander, General William C. Lee, that it has a "rendezvous with destiny." This book is a fitting record of that history, and of the men who are proud to be called "Screaming Eagles."
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History of the 101st Airborne Division: Screaming Eagles, The First 50 Years
Colonel Robert E. Jones
9781596527461
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Binding: Soft Cover
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 302
Size: 6 x 9 in.
Condition: New
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