Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in World War II: 9781574882582: Burriss, T Moffatt: Books

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into history on 9 July 1943 when they led Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Less than a year from their formation in August 1942, the All Americans (the name of the division in World War I when Sgt. Alvin York was one its soldiers) found themselves in the thick of the action, something that would become familiar to them for the rest of the war. Heavy combat followed on the Italian mainland. Then came the main event of the.

All American, All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II [Book]

This fast-moving memoir of T. Moffatt Burriss shows his extraordinary role as a platoon leader and company commander with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Europe and North Africa during World War II. He saw a great deal of combat on Sicily, at Salerno, on Anzio Beach, in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and during the drive into Germany. This book portrays World War II as seen vividly through the eyes of the young American citizen-soldier.

Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in World War II [Book]

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Strike and Hold : A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in World War II HC

T. Moffatt Burriss Strike and Hold (Hardback) (UK IMPORT) 9781574882582

T. Moffatt Burriss Strike and Hold (Hardback) (UK IMPORT) 9781574882582

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