If Chaos Reigns

by Whitlock, Flint

• ISBN13: 9781612000008
• ISBN10: 1612000002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-19
• Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Germans' Brilliant Idea	p. 11
Training a Brit Paratrooper	p. 24
America Joins the Fight	p. 39
Canada: Standing on Guard	p. 45
Getting Gliders Off the Ground	p. 63
The Germans on the Defensive	p. 75
The ôAll Americansö Prepare	p. 80
Pathfinders and Paradummies	p. 86
The British/Canadian Preparations	p. 93
The Sharpening of Knives	p. 100
The Decision to Go	p. 117
The British/Canadian Take-Off & Drop	p. 135
Target: Sainte-Mère-Église	p. 141
The Canadian Drop	p. 150
The 101st's Jump	p. 155
Shootout at the W-X-Y-Z Complex, the Fight for Brécourt Manor, and Other Skirmishes	p. 174
Battle for the Orne Bridges	p. 192
Disaster at the Merville Battery	p. 203
Securing Pegasus Bridge	p. 219
Death at the Chateau, Battle at the Crossroads	p. 229
Battle of Sainte-Mère-Église	p. 241
Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer	p. 253
Hell in the Hedgerows	p. 264
The Battle for Chef-du-Pont & La Fière Bridge	p. 271
D-Day Plus 1-And Beyond	p. 285
The Battle for Bréville	p. 293
Final Fight for La Fière	p. 297
The Battles for Carentan & Graignes	p. 305
Epilogue	p. 321
Acknowledgments	p. 328
Sources	p. 331
Bibliography	p. 351
Index	p. 364
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