All American; all the way, from Sicily to Normandy; the combat history of the 82nd airborne division in World War II.

9780760337370

All American; all the way, from Sicily to Normandy; the combat history of the 82nd airborne division in World War II.

Nordyke, Phil.

Zenith Press

2009

450 pages

$22.99

Paperback

D769

World War II historian Nordyke chronicles the first half of the story of the 82nd Airborne Division, America's first airborne unit to see combat in the war. The story follows the 82nd as they fought in some of the war's deadliest combat through Italy and into Normandy, where they took part in the massive and costly Operation Neptune invasion. Notes and a bibliography are included. The book will appeal to readers with an interest in the war and American aviation. A sequel is expected in 2010, which will relate the stories of the 82nd from Market Garden to Berlin.

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