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Jump Commander: In Combat with the 82nd Airborne in World War II
Colonel Mark Alexander
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Paperback. Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France. This action-packed narrative may well be the last remaining memoir to be written in the voice of a major airborne officer of the Greatest Generation. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2nd and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd Airborne Division. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and even after being seriously wounded in Normandy, insisted on playing a role in the Battle of the Bulge. Airborne Generals Gavin and Ridgway recognised Alexander’s superior battle skills and were more than happy to use him to plug holes in the ... Read more
Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2nd and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd Airborne Division. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and even after being seriously wounded in Normandy, insisted on playing a role in the Battle of the Bulge. Airborne Generals Gavin and Ridgway recognised Alexander’s superior battle skills and were more than happy to use him to plug holes in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612000916
SKU
V9781612000916
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