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The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II
Kurt Gabel
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Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
The memoir of paratrooper Kurt Gabel—a German Jew who emigrated to the US in 1938, joined the 513th Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division, and fought against his former countrymen in the Battle of the Bulge.
Gabel conveys with rare immediacy anin-depth look at the training of a paratrooper, the dangers of combat, and his transformation from romantic idealist to warrior. He vividly recounts the fire fights and such episodes as narrow escapes, separation from his battalion and his rescue by another, and the interrogation of prisoners. He tells the full story of his desperate hours on “Dead Man’s ... Read more
The memoir of paratrooper Kurt Gabel—a German Jew who emigrated to the US in 1938, joined the 513th Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division, and fought against his former countrymen in the Battle of the Bulge.
Gabel conveys with rare immediacy anin-depth look at the training of a paratrooper, the dangers of combat, and his transformation from romantic idealist to warrior. He vividly recounts the fire fights and such episodes as narrow escapes, separation from his battalion and his rescue by another, and the interrogation of prisoners. He tells the full story of his desperate hours on “Dead Man’s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700621378
SKU
V9780700621378
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Ref
99-91
About Kurt Gabel
William C. Mitchell was professor of political science at the University of Oregon, USA and served in the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. Theodore A. Wilson is professor of history emeritus, University of Kansas, USA.
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