All American, All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War IIZenith Press, 2005 - 868 pagina's Brings to life the division's exploits on June 6, 1944, where, after spearheading the airborne invasion, the paratroopers proved invaluable as shock troops and were pulled out of combat only to mount the airborne invasion of Holland - the campaign immortalized in A Bridge Too Far. |
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Fierce Individualists | 1 |
Ready | 23 |
Destroy Him Wherever Found | 46 |
We Had a Long Way to Go Yet and Some of the Men Would Accompany Us No More | 73 |
Retreat HellSend Me My 3rd Battalion | 97 |
Wait Until a Triumphant Entry Is Organized | 130 |
Devils in Baggy Pants | 156 |
You Are About to Embark Upon the Great Crusade | 180 |
Attack on Nijmegen Bridges 19 September 1944 | 492 |
A Day Unprecedented in the Divisions Combat History | 507 |
I Have Never Seen a More Gallant Action | 525 |
The Finest Division in the World Today | 543 |
Attack on Nijmegen Bridges 20 September 1944 | 544 |
1921 September 1944 D+2 thru D+4 | 560 |
Im Sure Glad You Bastards Are Here | 562 |
2428 September 1944 D+7 thru D+10 | 573 |
Almighty God Our Sons Pride of Our Nation This Day Have Set Upon a Mighty Endeavor | 200 |
Wherever You Land Make Your Way to Ste MèreÉglise and Together We Will Raise This Flag | 222 |
This Was One of the Toughest Days of My Life | 246 |
Merderet River 6 June 1944 | 250 |
I Think Its Time to Get Our War Started | 266 |
I Dont Know of a Better Place Than This to Die | 286 |
Colonel Arent You Glad Waverlys on Our Side | 303 |
German AttackSte Mère Église 7 June 1944 | 306 |
Van Dont Kill Them All Save a Few for Interrogation | 324 |
1st Battalion 325th Glider Infantry Attack 9 June 1944 | 335 |
Follow Me | 343 |
The La Fière Causeway Attack 9 June 1944 | 360 |
My God Matt Cant Anything Stop These Men? | 369 |
82nd Airborne Actions North of the Douve 1318 June 1944 | 381 |
Resourceful and Courageous in the Attack Resolute in the Defense They Fought Superbly | 390 |
Put Us Down in Holland or Put Us Down in Hell but Put Us Down All in One Place or I Will Hound You to Your Graves | 408 |
Zones of Operation | 416 |
This Mighty Spectacle Deeply Impressed Me | 427 |
Situation Well in Hand | 445 |
Weve Come a Long | 466 |
1718 September 1944 DDay thru D+1 | 467 |
The Nijmegen Bridge Must Be Taken Today At the Latest | 488 |
Lets Get the Sons of Bitches | 586 |
Movement of 82nd to Werbomont | 592 |
Cheneux | 606 |
Im the 82nd Airborne and This Is as Far as the Bastards | 609 |
82nd AirborneBelgium 2124 December | 621 |
Sort Out the Battlefield and Tidy Up the Lines | 633 |
82nd AirborneBelgium 2431 December | 654 |
Well Colonel the Old Guys Got It Today | 656 |
The Action of 14 January 1945 | 673 |
Sir Theyre All Dead | 679 |
82nd AirborneBelgium 510 January 1945 | 686 |
Surrender Hell | 698 |
Attack Northeast of SaintVith 2831 January 1945 | 705 |
The Closest to Hell One Could Get Without | 716 |
82nd Airborne Hürtgen Forest Attacks 716 February | 732 |
Refugees from the Law of Averages | 736 |
The 505th Parachute Infantry Crosses the Elbe River | 748 |
You Wonder What Happens to a Magnificent | 757 |
Notes | 777 |
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