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Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst
| Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst |
| Autore | Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.548173 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States Soldiers - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-5040-2184-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Praise for Descending from the Clouds; Title Page; Epigraph; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Enlistment and Premobilization Training, 112th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Chapter 2: Mobilization, Basic, and Small Unit Training; Chapter 3: Company, Battalion, Regimental, and First Army Maneuvers, 1941; Chapter 4: Units in Turmoil: Pearl Harbor, Southern Training Camps, and War-time Expansion; Chapter 5: From the 112th Infantry to Parachute School, Fort Benning; Chapter 6: First Assignment: 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment
Chapter 7: Second Assignment: Cadre, 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment Volunteering for Overseas Duty; Chapter 8: French Morocco: Fifth Army Mines and Demolition School; Chapter 9: Permanent Assignment: Company F, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment; the Move to Sicily; Chapter 10: First Combat Jump: Salerno, Italy 73; Chapter 11: Baptism by Fire: The Battle of Arnone 83; Chapter 12: A City Torn by War: Duty and Bombings in Naples; Chapter 13: Cookstown and Belfast, Northern Ireland; Chapter 14: Camp Quorn, England 105; Chapter 15: D-Day, Normandy: Preparations for the Big Jump Chapter 16: D-Day Jump: The Defense of Ste. Mère-EgliseChapter 17: Patrols and Hedgerow Battles: From Neuville-au-Plain and Le Ham to St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte; Chapter 18: Long Days in Normandy: The Battle of St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte, the Bois de Limors, and Hill 131; Chapter 19: As Close to Home as it Gets: Return to Camp Quorn; Chapter 20: Market-Garden: The Combat Jump at Groesbeek and Entry into Nijmegen; Chapter 21: Nijmegen: The Battle for Hunner Park and Control of the South End of the Highway Bridge; Chapter 22: Aftermath: Hunner Park and Bridge Security Chapter 23: Defensive Operations: Road Blocks, Dikes, and the End of the Holland MissionChapter 24: The Ardennes Campaign: From Camp Suippes, France, to Trois Ponts, Belgium; Chapter 25: From the Battle of the Bulge to the Hurtgen Forest, Germany; Chapter 26: The End in Sight: Through the Siegfried Line to the Roer River; Epilogue: Homeward Bound; Image Gallery; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments; Copyright Page |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466127003321 |
Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free)
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| [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst
| Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst |
| Autore | Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.548173 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States Soldiers - United States |
| ISBN | 1-5040-2184-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Praise for Descending from the Clouds; Title Page; Epigraph; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Enlistment and Premobilization Training, 112th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Chapter 2: Mobilization, Basic, and Small Unit Training; Chapter 3: Company, Battalion, Regimental, and First Army Maneuvers, 1941; Chapter 4: Units in Turmoil: Pearl Harbor, Southern Training Camps, and War-time Expansion; Chapter 5: From the 112th Infantry to Parachute School, Fort Benning; Chapter 6: First Assignment: 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment
Chapter 7: Second Assignment: Cadre, 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment Volunteering for Overseas Duty; Chapter 8: French Morocco: Fifth Army Mines and Demolition School; Chapter 9: Permanent Assignment: Company F, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment; the Move to Sicily; Chapter 10: First Combat Jump: Salerno, Italy 73; Chapter 11: Baptism by Fire: The Battle of Arnone 83; Chapter 12: A City Torn by War: Duty and Bombings in Naples; Chapter 13: Cookstown and Belfast, Northern Ireland; Chapter 14: Camp Quorn, England 105; Chapter 15: D-Day, Normandy: Preparations for the Big Jump Chapter 16: D-Day Jump: The Defense of Ste. Mère-EgliseChapter 17: Patrols and Hedgerow Battles: From Neuville-au-Plain and Le Ham to St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte; Chapter 18: Long Days in Normandy: The Battle of St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte, the Bois de Limors, and Hill 131; Chapter 19: As Close to Home as it Gets: Return to Camp Quorn; Chapter 20: Market-Garden: The Combat Jump at Groesbeek and Entry into Nijmegen; Chapter 21: Nijmegen: The Battle for Hunner Park and Control of the South End of the Highway Bridge; Chapter 22: Aftermath: Hunner Park and Bridge Security Chapter 23: Defensive Operations: Road Blocks, Dikes, and the End of the Holland MissionChapter 24: The Ardennes Campaign: From Camp Suippes, France, to Trois Ponts, Belgium; Chapter 25: From the Battle of the Bulge to the Hurtgen Forest, Germany; Chapter 26: The End in Sight: Through the Siegfried Line to the Roer River; Epilogue: Homeward Bound; Image Gallery; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments; Copyright Page |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798020703321 |
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Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free)
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| [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst
| Descending from the clouds : a memoir of combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division / / Spencer F. Wurst and Gayle Wurst |
| Autore | Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.548173 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States Soldiers - United States |
| ISBN | 1-5040-2184-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Praise for Descending from the Clouds; Title Page; Epigraph; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Enlistment and Premobilization Training, 112th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Chapter 2: Mobilization, Basic, and Small Unit Training; Chapter 3: Company, Battalion, Regimental, and First Army Maneuvers, 1941; Chapter 4: Units in Turmoil: Pearl Harbor, Southern Training Camps, and War-time Expansion; Chapter 5: From the 112th Infantry to Parachute School, Fort Benning; Chapter 6: First Assignment: 507 Parachute Infantry Regiment
Chapter 7: Second Assignment: Cadre, 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment Volunteering for Overseas Duty; Chapter 8: French Morocco: Fifth Army Mines and Demolition School; Chapter 9: Permanent Assignment: Company F, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment; the Move to Sicily; Chapter 10: First Combat Jump: Salerno, Italy 73; Chapter 11: Baptism by Fire: The Battle of Arnone 83; Chapter 12: A City Torn by War: Duty and Bombings in Naples; Chapter 13: Cookstown and Belfast, Northern Ireland; Chapter 14: Camp Quorn, England 105; Chapter 15: D-Day, Normandy: Preparations for the Big Jump Chapter 16: D-Day Jump: The Defense of Ste. Mère-EgliseChapter 17: Patrols and Hedgerow Battles: From Neuville-au-Plain and Le Ham to St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte; Chapter 18: Long Days in Normandy: The Battle of St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte, the Bois de Limors, and Hill 131; Chapter 19: As Close to Home as it Gets: Return to Camp Quorn; Chapter 20: Market-Garden: The Combat Jump at Groesbeek and Entry into Nijmegen; Chapter 21: Nijmegen: The Battle for Hunner Park and Control of the South End of the Highway Bridge; Chapter 22: Aftermath: Hunner Park and Bridge Security Chapter 23: Defensive Operations: Road Blocks, Dikes, and the End of the Holland MissionChapter 24: The Ardennes Campaign: From Camp Suippes, France, to Trois Ponts, Belgium; Chapter 25: From the Battle of the Bulge to the Hurtgen Forest, Germany; Chapter 26: The End in Sight: Through the Siegfried Line to the Roer River; Epilogue: Homeward Bound; Image Gallery; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments; Copyright Page |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819510603321 |
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Wurst Spencer F (Spencer Free)
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| [New York, New York] : , : Casemate Publishing, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The general and his daughter [[electronic resource] ] : the wartime letters of General James M. Gavin to his daughter Barbara / / Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy ; commentary and notes by Starlyn Jorgensen ; edited by Gayle Wurst
| The general and his daughter [[electronic resource] ] : the wartime letters of General James M. Gavin to his daughter Barbara / / Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy ; commentary and notes by Starlyn Jorgensen ; edited by Gayle Wurst |
| Autore | Gavin James M (James Maurice), <1907-1990.> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina |
940.54/1273092
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WurstGayle
FauntleroyBarbara Gavin JorgensenStarlyn |
| Collana | World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension |
| Soggetto topico |
Generals - United States
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8232-4691-4
0-8232-2689-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Editor's Note ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Prologue ""; ""Chapter 1: The Call to War ""; ""Chapter 2: Operation Husky--North Africa ""; ""Chapter 3: Operation Husky--Sicily ""; ""Chapter 4: Operation Avalanche--Italy""; ""Chapter 5: Operation Overlord/Neptune--United Kingdom ""; ""Chapter 6: Operation Neptune--Normandy ""; ""Chapter 7: Command of the 82nd Airborne Division ""; ""Chapter 8: Operation Market-Garden--Holland""; ""Chapter 9: The Battle of the Bulge--Belgium ""
""Chapter 10: Cracking the Siegfried Line--Germany """"Chapter 11: A Brief Respite--France""; ""Chapter 12: Back on the Line--The Final Fight""; ""Chapter 13: Victory, Russian Camaraderie, and a Visit Home ""; ""Chapter 14: Occupation Duty--Berlin ""; ""Chapter 15: The Call Home ""; ""Epilogue ""; ""Notes ""; ""Selected Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""Others books in the World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension Series "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459565903321 |
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Gavin James M (James Maurice), <1907-1990.>
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| New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The general and his daughter [[electronic resource] ] : the wartime letters of General James M. Gavin to his daughter Barbara / / Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy ; commentary and notes by Starlyn Jorgensen ; edited by Gayle Wurst
| The general and his daughter [[electronic resource] ] : the wartime letters of General James M. Gavin to his daughter Barbara / / Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy ; commentary and notes by Starlyn Jorgensen ; edited by Gayle Wurst |
| Autore | Gavin James M (James Maurice), <1907-1990.> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina |
940.54/1273092
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WurstGayle
FauntleroyBarbara Gavin JorgensenStarlyn |
| Collana | World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension |
| Soggetto topico |
Generals - United States
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American |
| ISBN |
0-8232-4691-4
0-8232-2689-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Editor's Note ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Prologue ""; ""Chapter 1: The Call to War ""; ""Chapter 2: Operation Husky--North Africa ""; ""Chapter 3: Operation Husky--Sicily ""; ""Chapter 4: Operation Avalanche--Italy""; ""Chapter 5: Operation Overlord/Neptune--United Kingdom ""; ""Chapter 6: Operation Neptune--Normandy ""; ""Chapter 7: Command of the 82nd Airborne Division ""; ""Chapter 8: Operation Market-Garden--Holland""; ""Chapter 9: The Battle of the Bulge--Belgium ""
""Chapter 10: Cracking the Siegfried Line--Germany """"Chapter 11: A Brief Respite--France""; ""Chapter 12: Back on the Line--The Final Fight""; ""Chapter 13: Victory, Russian Camaraderie, and a Visit Home ""; ""Chapter 14: Occupation Duty--Berlin ""; ""Chapter 15: The Call Home ""; ""Epilogue ""; ""Notes ""; ""Selected Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""Others books in the World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension Series "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790055603321 |
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Gavin James M (James Maurice), <1907-1990.>
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| New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The general and his daughter : the wartime letters of General James M. Gavin to his daughter Barbara / / Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy ; commentary and notes by Starlyn Jorgensen ; edited by Gayle Wurst
| The general and his daughter : the wartime letters of General James M. Gavin to his daughter Barbara / / Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy ; commentary and notes by Starlyn Jorgensen ; edited by Gayle Wurst |
| Autore | Gavin James M (James Maurice), <1907-1990.> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina |
940.54/1273092
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WurstGayle
FauntleroyBarbara Gavin JorgensenStarlyn |
| Collana | World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension |
| Soggetto topico |
Generals - United States
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American |
| ISBN |
0-8232-4691-4
0-8232-2689-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Editor's Note ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Prologue ""; ""Chapter 1: The Call to War ""; ""Chapter 2: Operation Husky--North Africa ""; ""Chapter 3: Operation Husky--Sicily ""; ""Chapter 4: Operation Avalanche--Italy""; ""Chapter 5: Operation Overlord/Neptune--United Kingdom ""; ""Chapter 6: Operation Neptune--Normandy ""; ""Chapter 7: Command of the 82nd Airborne Division ""; ""Chapter 8: Operation Market-Garden--Holland""; ""Chapter 9: The Battle of the Bulge--Belgium ""
""Chapter 10: Cracking the Siegfried Line--Germany """"Chapter 11: A Brief Respite--France""; ""Chapter 12: Back on the Line--The Final Fight""; ""Chapter 13: Victory, Russian Camaraderie, and a Visit Home ""; ""Chapter 14: Occupation Duty--Berlin ""; ""Chapter 15: The Call Home ""; ""Epilogue ""; ""Notes ""; ""Selected Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""Others books in the World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension Series "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811580903321 |
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Gavin James M (James Maurice), <1907-1990.>
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| New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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