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Surrounded by Heroes: Six Campaigns with Divisional Headquarters 82nd Airborne
Leonard Lebenson
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Description for Surrounded by Heroes: Six Campaigns with Divisional Headquarters 82nd Airborne
Hardback. Presenting the account of the movements of an Airborne division during World War II, this title is a memoir of a soldier in the heart of the decision making process. It provides a behind-the-scenes view of the 82nd Airborne in World War II. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
When the author was inducted into the US Army in 1942 he had no idea that typists and draftsmen were in short supply and that he would be quickly snatched up by the G-3 (Operations) Section of the 82nd Airborne. The author thus gained a ringside seat for some of the greatest campaigns of World War II. The 82nd fought from the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and France, to the Battle of the Bulge and the drive on Berlin. And throughout the campaigns sat Lebenson at the division’s nerve centre, typing orders, drafting battle maps and acting as ... Read more
When the author was inducted into the US Army in 1942 he had no idea that typists and draftsmen were in short supply and that he would be quickly snatched up by the G-3 (Operations) Section of the 82nd Airborne. The author thus gained a ringside seat for some of the greatest campaigns of World War II. The 82nd fought from the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and France, to the Battle of the Bulge and the drive on Berlin. And throughout the campaigns sat Lebenson at the division’s nerve centre, typing orders, drafting battle maps and acting as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
449g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781932033588
SKU
V9781932033588
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