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Hell´S Highway: A Chronicle of the 101st Airborne Division in the Holland Campaign, September – November 1944
George Koskimaki
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Paperback. Drawing on interviews with more than six hundred paratroopers, George E. Koskimaki chronicles, with vivid firsthand accounts, the dramatic, never-before-told story of the Screaming Eagles' valiant struggle. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 824. U.S. 101st Airborne -1944. 160 pages, illustrated. Drawing on interviews with more than six hundred paratroopers, George E. Koskimaki chronicles, with vivid firsthand accounts, the dramatic, never-before-told story of the Screaming Eagles' valiant struggle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 31. Weight: 802.
September 17, 1944; thousands of 101st Airborne Division paratroopers, known as the Screaming Eagles, descend from the sky over Holland, dropping deep behind German lines in a daring daylight mission to seize and secure the road leading north to Arnhem and the Rhine. Their success would allow the Allied army to advance swiftly into Germany. The Screaming Eagles accomplish their initial objectives within hours, but keeping their sections of “Hell’s Highway” open takes another 72 days of fierce round-the-clock fighting against crack German troops and tank divisions. Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of ... Read more
September 17, 1944; thousands of 101st Airborne Division paratroopers, known as the Screaming Eagles, descend from the sky over Holland, dropping deep behind German lines in a daring daylight mission to seize and secure the road leading north to Arnhem and the Rhine. Their success would allow the Allied army to advance swiftly into Germany. The Screaming Eagles accomplish their initial objectives within hours, but keeping their sections of “Hell’s Highway” open takes another 72 days of fierce round-the-clock fighting against crack German troops and tank divisions. Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612000732
SKU
V9781612000732
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-47
About George Koskimaki
George Koskimaki is a noted historian of the 101st Airborne Division. His other books include D-Day With The Screaming Eagles and Hell's Highway. He lives in Northville, MI, USA.
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