The largest airborne assault the world has ever seen collides with the bloody realities on the ground.
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A Brief History of the M-101A1 105mm Howitzer
Used in nearly every major Vietnam War battle, it’s still in service in South Asia to this day.
These Airborne Filling Stations Give Aircraft the Fuel to Reach Around the Globe
Air-to-air refueling techniques have evolved in the past 85 years from dangling a simple hose connected to a 75 gallon-tank to positioning telescoping booms that transfer thousands of gallons of fuel.
Allied Airborne Forces in World War II: Surviving the Devil’s Cauldron
Only those hardened to adversity, resilient to the stress of the unknown, and capable of adapting to ever-changing circumstances could survive in the devil’s cauldron that was the airborne soldier’s battlefield of World War II.
Leonard Rosen: 82nd Airborne Paratrooper in Word War II
As soon as he put on Uncle Sam’s olive drab, Leonard Rosen knew he wanted to be a paratrooper.
Operation Varsity: Allied Airborne Assault Over the Rhine River
Paratroopers from two Allied divisions were droppped east of the great natural barrier, penetrating into Germany itself.
Airborne Operations During World War II
From Germany’s first major drop into Norway in 1940 to the Allies’ last airborne operation across the Rhine in March 1945, tens of thousands of airborne soldiers fell from the skies to fight behind enemy lines.
Operation Market Garden: History’s Greatest Airborne Assault
It was hoped that Operation Market Garden would shorten the war, but the largest airborne operation of World War II failed in its main objectives.
Operation Varsity: 17th Airborne Division Member Frank J. O’Rourke Recalls the Assault
Gliding into the teeth of the German Rhine defenses during Operation Varsity in March 1945, members of the 17th Airborne Division found there was still plenty of fight left in the enemy.
Two Medal of Honor men of God
Chaplains don’t usually come to mind when the words “combat soldier” are mentioned. Yet […]