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101st Airborne in Normandy
by Yves Buffetaut 2020-05-04 09:43:33
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“A condensed ‘ Band of Brothers ’ with profiles of Richard Winters and Easy company as well as the German and American Generals . . . 5 stars ” ( Army Rumour Service ). 101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and it... Read more
“A condensed ‘ Band of Brothers ’ with profiles of Richard Winters and Easy company as well as the German and American Generals . . . 5 stars ” ( Army Rumour Service ). 101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and its first combat mission was Operation Overlord. On D-Day—June 6, 1944—101st and 82nd Airborne dropped onto the Cotentin Peninsula hours before the landings, tasked with capturing bridges and positions, taking out German strongpoints and batteries, and securing the exits from Utah and Omaha Beaches. Things did not initially go smoothly for 101st Airborne, with cloud and antiaircraft fire disrupting the drops. Casualties were high in some areas due to heavy pre-registered German fire. Nevertheless, the paratroopers fought on, and they did manage to secure the crucial beach exits, even if they only achieved a tenuous hold on some other positions. A few days later, 101st Airborne was tasked with attacking the German-held city of Carentan as part of the consolidation of the US beachheads and establishment of a defensive line against the anticipated German counteroffensive. The 101st forced its way into Carentan on June 10 and 11. The Germans withdrew the following day, and a counteroffensive was put down by elements of the 2nd Armored Division. This fully illustrated book details the planning of the airborne element of D-Day and the execution of the plans until the troops were withdrawn to prepare for the next big airborne operation, Market Garden. “Always good to read a detailed account of one division’s contribution to Operation Overlord. The detail is exceptional and fascinating.” —Books Monthly Less
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  • August 19, 2017
  • eng
  • 9781612005249
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