Download or read book A History of Airborne Command and Airborne Center written by John Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs By Polinski, Witzerman, And Beaty.
Download or read book History of the Airborne Command written by M. A. Quinto and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Out of the Blue written by James A. Huston and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with a case study of the greatest airborne operation of the war, the 1944 invasion of Holland, Huston examines the inception, organization, training, equipment, strategies, Allied cooperation, and overall effectiveness of the airborne in the total war effort. Operations in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France, the Pacific, and the Far East are discussed. No other book brings together as much information and documentation on the airborne. Of special interest to the veterans who took part in the great paratroop and glider movements, this book will become invaluable to students of aerial warfare and of World War II.
Download or read book The Airborne Command and Center written by John T. Ellis (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The U S Army Airborne Division 1942 To 1945 Concept Combat And Evolution written by Timothy M. Clauss and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939, the U.S. Army had no formal combat formation capable of reaching the battlefield by air. In response to the success of German airborne operations, the U.S. Army formed a small unit of volunteers which was to experiment with airborne equipment and develop techniques. In the span of six years, the fledgling airborne concept expanded from a small platoon of parachute volunteers into five deployed airborne divisions composed of parachute and glider forces with a formal doctrine. This thesis examines the development of the airborne division through its employment in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operation, as these theaters employed four of the five U.S. airborne divisions during World War II. The doctrine, organization, and equipment of the airborne division changed significantly from its inception through the end of WWII. Personal influence, lessons learned from combat, and logistical limitations significantly affected the evolution of the airborne division.
Download or read book History of the Army Ground Forces Study Number 25 The Airborne Command and Center written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early history of the 'Airborne Effort' is, in effect, a compilation of facts and data relating the concepts, efforts, accomplishments and problems of a few individuals who envisioned the unlimited possibilities presented for the utilization of air transportation, to project into combat an offensive striking force which might well be capable of determining the outcome of battles. Organizing and training such troops in the United States Army did not receive serious consideration until after the Munich Conference in 1938. Following the successful employment of airborne troops by the Germans as outlined above, by War Department order dated 21 September 1940, the Commanding General of the 2d Division was directed to conduct such tests as were necessary to develop reference data and operational procedures for air-transported troops. On 25 June 1940, the War Department directed organization of a test platoon, under the Commandant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, personnel to be secured from the 29th Infantry Regiment. On January 30 1942, the War Department directed that four parachute regiments be constituted. Other sections of this unit history cover Activation and Mission; Expansion and Development (1942-1944); The Airborne Center; Personnel; Organization of the Airborne Division. Training of Airborne and Standard Ground Units; Test and Development of Equipment and Materiel.
Download or read book Airborne written by E. M. Flanagan and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Army’s experiment with airborne forces started at Fort Benning, Georgia, in early 1940 with a single platoon of paratroopers. From this tiny seed grew the mighty American airborne legion that spearheaded America’s attack against Nazi Germany in Sicily and Normandy. Ultimately this branch included an airborne corps headquarters, five full airborne divisions, and several independent battalions and regiments. On the nights of June 5 and 6, 1944, the parachutes and gliders of six regiments of American airborne infantry filled the dark sky over Normandy. Paratroopers and glidermen of the 101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagles were literally dropping into battle for the first time, harbingers of the vast Allied D-day armada. Moments later, they were joined by the veteran All Americans of the 82d Airborne Division, who had first jumped into combat almost a year earlier in Sicily. For the American airborne troopers, the road to victory in Europe led through the ill-conceived Arnhem campaign and on to the Bulge, where the American paratroopers saved the day for the Allies. The 17th Airborne Division “bounced the Rhine” in the last airborne operation in Europe and fought across Germany until VE Day with their band of brothers. In the Pacific, the Angels of the 11th Airborne Division saw hard combat in the Philippines. The independent 503d Regimental Combat Team fulfilled General MacArthur’s promise to return when it daringly parachuted onto the small area known as Topside on the rocky fortress island of Corregidor. Following World War II, the airborne fought with distinction in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. Along the way American paratroopers have also given yeoman service on smaller battlefields such as the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Panama. Written by a former paratrooper, Airborne is the definitive combat history of these elite forces.
Download or read book Airborne written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are America's front lines--serving proudly in forward areas around the world. Representing the very best from the Army and Air Force, the Airborne Task Force is an unstoppable combination of manpower and firepower. Now, Tom Clancy examines this elite branch of our nation's armed forces. With pinpoint accuracy and a style more compelling than any fiction, the acclaimed author of Executive Orders delivers an fascinating account of the Airborne juggernaut--the people, the technology, and Airborne's mission in an ever-changing world...*Two Tom Clancy "mini-novels"--real world scenarios involving the airborne task force*Airborne's weapons of the 21st century, including the Javelin anti-tank missile, the fiber-optically guided N-LOS fire support system, and the Joint Strike Fighter*18 weeks: Life in an Airborne Alert Brigade*Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagramsPLUS: An in-depth interview with the incoming commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, General John Keen
Download or read book The Soviet Airborne Experience written by David M. Glantz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1984 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: The Prewar Experience; Evolution of Airborne Forces During World War II; Operational Employment: Vyaz'ma, January-February 1942; Operational Employment: Vyaz'ma, February-June 1942; Operational Employment: On the Dnepr, September 1943; Tactical Employment; The Postwar Years.
Download or read book History of the 82nd Airborne Division and the 5th Army Airborne Training Center written by United States. Army. Army, 5th. Airborne Training Center and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Angels written by E. M. Flanagan and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KGB af 1.udgave fra 1948
Download or read book The Army Almanac written by Gordon Russell Young and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amerikansk militærhistorie, amerikanske hær's historie. Army Almanac for 1959. Udkom første gang i 1950 (dette ex. er på DEPOT I-1159). KGB har1959-udgaven med ajourførte oplysninger på Læsesalen. En form for grundbog om US Army. Indeholder alle mulige nyttige oplysninger og informationer om den amerikanske hær, organisation, opdeling, enheder, uddannelse, officerskorpset, veteraner, material, våben, uniformer, udrustning, efterretningsvirksomhed, logistikområdet, militærlove, dekorationer og belønninger, oversigt over generaler, hærens relationer til det civile, m.m. samt afsnit om USA's deltagelse i krige og væbnede konflikter fra Uafhængighedskrigene i 1775 til Koreakrigen i 1950, væbnede konflikter, "småkrige", m.m.
Download or read book Airborne Team written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of airborne warfare and the development and training of airborne troops under the organization of Airborne Command in 1942.
Download or read book Assault from the Sky written by John Weeks and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1978 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the spectacular development of airborne warfare since the pre-World War II years, and its use in both World War II and in subsequent conflicts.
Download or read book The Whirlwind War written by Frank N. Schubert and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMH Publication 70-30. Edited by Frank N. Schubert and TheresaL. Kraus. Discusses the United States Army's role in the Persian Gulf War from August 1990 to February 1991. Shows the various strands that came together to produce the army of the 1990s and how that army in turn performed under fire and in the glare of world attention. Retains a sense of immediacy in its approach. Contains maps which were carefully researched and compiled as original documents in their own right. Includes an index.
Download or read book Organization of the Airborne Division written by United States. Army. Airborne Command and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
