Out of the Blue: U.S. Army Airborne Operations in World War II

By James A. Huston

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898390559
• ISBN13: 9780898390551
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Battery Pr
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.