ISBN10: 0812281438, ISBN13: 9780812281439, [publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Pennsylvania] Hardcover Hardcover. In Green Light! Martin Wolfe gives us the big picture of World War II airborne warfare in Europe through the lens of one unit, a squadron typical of some sixty others. Troop carrier squadrons delivered paratroopers behind enemy lines, tugged gliders into battle zones, and, between combat operations, freighted up to the front everything from food to artillery shells and carried back wounded infantrymen and newly freed slave laborers. Wolfe's firsthand account is an engaging and informative narrative that goes beyond the facts to investigate the feelings of the tightly knit unit. He also describes the management and training techniques that prepared the squadron for its role in four of the five main invasions of Nazi Europe.In all the literature about World War II , this is the first account to show how all levels of a squadron functioned-clerks as well as pilots, maintenance mechanics as well as flying crew chiefs, the mess hall as well as headquarters. In addition, Wolfe's is the first book to show the interplay between unit experience and high command theorywhat units like the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron could actually accomplish and how concepts of airborne warfare changed at Supreme Headquarters. He explains why and how it was not until the last airborne invasion, in March 1945, that the full potential of the troop carrier was ...

ISBN10: 0812281438, ISBN13: 9780812281439, [publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr] Hardcover
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Hardback. New. In Green Light! Martin Wolfe gives us the big picture of World War II airborne warfare in Europe through the lens of one unit. Wolfe's firsthand account is an engaging and informative narrative that goes beyond the facts to investigate the feelings of the tightly knit unit. ISBN 0812281438 9780812281439 [GB]

University of Pennsylvania Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Date: 1989. Hardcover. Hardback; very good in chipped dustjacket. ; The author served as a radio operator in the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron and participated in all its combat, and most of its other missions. Detailed study based on first-hand accounts. Illustrations & maps. ; 498 pages . 1989. University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 0812281438 9780812281439 [GB]

University of Pennsylvania Press, Date: 1989-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1989. University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 0812281438 9780812281439 [US]

Philadelphia: Univ. Of Pennsylvania Pr., Date: 1989. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xviii + 498 pp., maps, b/w photos, notes, apendices, glossary, sources, index. Normandy, Italy, Holland, The Battle of the Bulge, etc. Book v.g. cond. in v.g. cond. d/w that shows sl. wear at the head & heel of spine. 1989. Univ. Of Pennsylvania Pr. ISBN 0812281438 9780812281439 [US]

University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, Date: 1989-03-01. hardcover. Very Good. 98x18x147. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Light wear to the dust jacket. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! 1989. University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection ISBN 0812281438 9780812281439 [US]

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University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection 1989-03-01 Reprint 2016 ed. hardcover Very Good Size: 6x1x9; First edition. Book is in very good condition with no marking or highlighting. Dust jacket has some edge wear. Not ex-library.

Phil. U. of Penn. 1989 First Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine jacket Very nice copy; author was a radio operator in the 81st; airborne operations in Europe.

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