82nd Airborne Division 1917-2005.82nd Airborne Division 1917-2005 Dominique Francois Heimdal c/o Casemate case·mate n. 1. A fortified enclosure for artillery on a warship. 2. An armored compartment for artillery on a rampart. 2114 Darby Road, 2nd Floor, Havertown, PA 19083 2840482150, $65.00, www.casematepublishing.com 1-610-853-9131 Profusely pro·fuse adj. 1. Plentiful; copious. 2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments. illustrated throughout with b/w and color photography, "82nd Airborne Division 1917-2005" is a 400-page history of one of the most prestigious and battle experienced military units in the American Army. This is the history of thousands of American soldiers trained and ready to parachute parachute, umbrellalike device designed to retard the descent of a falling body by creating drag as it passes through the air. The development of modern aircraft has led to many experiments in the aerodynamic problems of parachute design, with the result that the into extreme battlefield situations and to achieve their military objectives on the ground no matter the conditions. "82nd Airborne Division 1917-2005" ranges from the trenches of the World War I battlefield of the Somme to the desert engagements of our war with Iraqi, and from the snow-covered forests of the Belgian Ardness to the jungles of Vietnam. Here revealed are almost 90 years of specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. military history drawn from private archives and division military files. "82nd Airborne Division 1917-2005 " is a seminal seminal /sem·i·nal/ (sem´i-n'l) pertaining to semen or to a seed. sem·i·nal adj. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed. and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library "Military History" reference collections and supplemental reading lists. |
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