The 82nd Airborne Division: A Photographic History Volume 1: Training, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio

by Phil Nordyke

With 450 historic images, some never before published, this book is a visual journey that chronicles the legendary 82nd Airborne Division from its training in the United States, preparation for combat in Morocco and Tunisia, through spearheading the invasion of Sicily in the United States Army's first mass parachute assault, saving the beachhead at Salerno, fighting in the mountains of Italy, and the brutal combat at Anzio. With 228 half page or larger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0984715142
• ISBN13: 9780984715145
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Historic Ventures, LLC
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"