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Kurt Gabel The Making of a Paratrooper (Paperback) Modern War Studies
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- Book Title
- Making of a Paratrooper : Airborne Training and Combat in World War II
- Publication Name
- The Making of a Paratrooper
- Title
- The Making of a Paratrooper
- Subtitle
- Airborne Training and Combat in World War II
- Contributor
- Theodore A. Wilson (Foreword by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780700621378
- ISBN
- 9780700621378
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II
- Release Date
- 07/08/2015
- Release Year
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Series
- Modern War Studies
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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The memoir of paratrooper Kurt Gabel--a German Jew who emigrated to the US in 1938, joined the 513th Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division, and fought against his former countrymen in the Battle of the Bulge. Gabel conveys with rare immediacy an in-depth look at the training of a paratrooper, the dangers of combat, and his transformation from romantic idealist to warrior. He vividly recounts the fire fights and such episodes as narrow escapes, separation from his battalion and his rescue by another, and the interrogation of prisoners. He tells the full story of his desperate hours on "Dead Man's Ridge" near Bastogne.
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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700621377
ISBN-13
9780700621378
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211801400
Product Key Features
Book Title
Making of a Paratrooper : Airborne Training and Combat in World War II
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
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"A magnificent book. Quite possibly the best combat memoir I've ever read."- Stephen E. Ambrose , author of Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest "This is the best and clearest account of airborne training and combat in World War II...I recommend Kurt Gabel's absorbing memoirs not only to the veterans who shared his ordeals, but also to World War II history buffs."- John Toland , author of Battle: The Story of the Bulge, A magnificent book. Quite possibly the best combat memoir Ive ever read.-- Stephen E. Ambrose , author of Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest This is the best and clearest account of airborne training and combat in World War II...I recommend Kurt Gabel's absorbing memoirs not only to the veterans who shared his ordeals, but also to World War II history buffs.-- John Toland , author of Battle: The Story of the Bulge, "This is the best and clearest account of airborne training and combat in World War II...I recommend Kurt Gabel's absorbing memoirs not only to the veterans who shared his ordeals, but also to World War II history buffs."- John Toland , author of Battle: The Story of the Bulge, "This book is must reading for anyone interested in elite military units, European conflict during World War II, and an inside perspective on what it is like to be part of an airborne outfit."-- Journal of Military History "Narrates the fearless acts performed by the men of the Army's 17th Airborne Division. From the unusual viewpoint of a young man who emigrated to the United States and fought against his German homeland at the Battle of the Bulge."-- Army "A gripping, sometimes heartbreaking and intense account of small-unit combat during the Battle of the Bulge and its aftermath."-- Military Review, "A magnificent book. Quite possibly the best combat memoir I've ever read."-- Stephen E. Ambrose , author of Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest "This is the best and clearest account of airborne training and combat in World War II...I recommend Kurt Gabel's absorbing memoirs not only to the veterans who shared his ordeals, but also to World War II history buffs."-- John Toland , author of Battle: The Story of the Bulge, "This book is must reading for anyone interested in elite military units, European conflict during World War II, and an inside perspective on what it is like to be part of an airborne outfit."Journal of Military History "Narrates the fearless acts performed by the men of the Army's 17th Airborne Division. From the unusual viewpoint of a young man who emigrated to the United States and fought against his German homeland at the Battle of the Bulge."Army "A gripping, sometimes heartbreaking and intense account of small-unit combat during the Battle of the Bulge and its aftermath."Military Review, A magnificent book. Quite possibly the best combat memoir Ive ever read.Stephen E. Ambrose , author of Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitlers Eagles Nest This is the best and clearest account of airborne training and combat in World War II...I recommend Kurt Gabels absorbing memoirs not only to the veterans who shared his ordeals, but also to World War II history buffs.John Toland , author of Battle: The Story of the Bulge, "A magnificent book. Quite possibly the best combat memoir I've ever read."- Stephen E. Ambrose , author of Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Table of Content
Illustrations and maps Foreword, Theodore A. Wilson Acknowledgments Introduction, William C. Mitchell Part One. Training 1. Hollywood, 1943 2. Initiation 3. Fort Benning: The Frying Pan 4. Parachute Basic Training I 5. Parachute Basic Training II 6. Jump Training: B Stage 7. Jump Training: C Stage 8. Jump Training: D Stage 9. England Part Two. Combat 10. France and Belgium, December 1944-1945 11. Mande St. Etienne (Bastogne) 12. Bois de Fragette 13. Toward the Our River 14. To Niederwiltz, Luxembourg 15. Niederwiltz 16. Chalons-sur-Marne, February 1945 Epilogue. One Last Great Jump: Operation Varsity, William C. Mitchell Appendixes, William C. Mitchell
Copyright Date
1990
Dewey Decimal
940.54/4973
Dewey Edition
20
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