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First To Jump: How the Band of Brothers Was Aided by the Brave Paratroopers of Pathfinders Company
By Preisler, Jerome
- ISBN
- 9780425265970
- Publisher
- Berkley
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Reviewed on December 5, 2014 | Nonfiction
Focusing on the World War II 101st Airborne Division, prolific author Preisler (All Hands Down; Code Name Caesar) tells the story of the Pathfinders. Born out of the experience of the disorganized airborne assault in the 1943 Sicily invasion, the U.S. Army created small commando units to parachute into drop zones just minutes before the main paratrooper forces identified each zone. Preisler argues that these units were largely formed by troublemaker...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
