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Operation Market Garden veterans retrace their footsteps 81 years later

WIESBADEN, Germany – U.S. Army veterans who bravely fought in World War II participated in commemorative events honoring the 81st anniversary of Operation Market Garden in several cities in the ...
Military Times

This US paratrooper faced down 100 Nazis and 2 tanks... and won

Pvt. John Towle was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Market Garden. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society) Airborne soldiers are inherently vulnerable when they ...
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The Battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / Antony Beevor

"First published in Great Britain as Arnhem : the Battle for the Bridges, 1944"--Title page verso. NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents The chase is on! -- ...
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Four hours of fury the untold story of World War II's largest airborne operation and the final push into Nazi Germany James M. Fenelon

December 1944-March 1945. "Where in the hell is everybody at?" -- The Spartan -- Thunder from heaven -- Deliberate and disciplined -- Fifty percent of two is one -- Every hour a gift -- Sequitis ...
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From Crete to Normandy: Why Allied Paratroopers Succeeded Where the Nazis Failed

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian navy unable to guarantee control of the seas, Adolf Hitler turned to his ...