Draftee Division: The 88th Infantry Division in World War II

by John Sloan Brown

Book Overview

Of the ninety divisions with which the United States Army fought World War II, the all-draftee 88th Infantry Division -- the Blue Devil Division -- was the forty-ninth activated. Activation to embarkation for combat duty in Europe took the Blue Devils only sixteen months, a record in 1943 that was virtually unmatched in World War II.The draftee division's readiness was not proven by speed of training, however, it was proven in combat. At 2300 hours...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813115817
• ISBN13: 9780813115818
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"