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Out of the Blue

Us Army Airborne Operations in World War II
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Beginning with a case study of the greatest airborne operation of the war, the 1944 invasion of Holland, Huston examines the inception, organization, training, equipment, strategies, Allied cooperation, and overall effectiveness of the airborne in the total war effort. Operations in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France, the Pacific, and the Far East are discussed. No other book brings together as much information and documentation on the airborne. Of special interest to the veterans who took part in the great paratroop and glider movements, this book will become invaluable to students of aerial warfare and of World War II.
James A. Huston was a professor of history at Purdue University. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Indiana University and his Ph.D. from New York University. A rifle-battalion operations officer with the 134th Infantry which fought in France in 1944-45, he also served with the Office of the Chief of Military History and the Office of the Chief of Army Field Forces, U.S. Army, and held the Ernest J. King Chair of Maritime History at the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. The author also wrote Combat History of the 134th Infantry, Biography of a Battalion, The Sinews of War: Army Logistics 1775-1953, and some fifty articles on military and foreign affairs.
Huston, with his matchless knowledge of the files, has done us a great service. This is a book you ought to read . . . . You just can't get any more relevant."-Army "Well documented"-Army Times "Huston's study is soundly researched in the archival records . . . . His view is olympian, professional, and understated."-Journal of American History "The illustrations, maps, appendixes, and index all greatly add a measure of authenticity to this work, which should be of wide interest."-Ordnance "In his forthright presentation [Huston] has produced a study comprising the broadest contextual presentation on the creation of the US airborne forces in World War II."-Air University Review
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