The All American: An Illustrated History of the 82nd Airborne Division The complete story of the famous 82nd Airborne Division from its formation in 1917, through its legendary WWII campaigns (Sicily, Normandy and Holland), Vietnam, Grenada, Nicaragua) Operation Desert Storm to the present, and examines the many changes from a WWI infantry division to the rapid deploym Browse Other schiffer 
The complete story of the famous 82nd Airborne Division from its formation in 1917, through its legendary WWII campaigns (Sicily, Normandy and Holland), Vietnam, Grenada, Nicaragua) Operation Desert Storm to the present, and examines the many changes from a WWI infantry division to the rapid deployment organization it is today. The 82nd helped develop the concepts of airborne warfare during WWII. After the war, the 82nd continued to develop airborne techniques and trained to provide the U.S. with a strategic deployment force. Since WWII, the Division has been called upon to assist in domestic and foreign disturbances. The Division still bears its WWI nickname: the 'All American.'Hardcover, 8-1/2' x 11', 176 pages, 230 color, b/w
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