The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War

by Nordyke, Phil

• ISBN13: 9780760326176
• ISBN10: 0760326177
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-15
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

On the night of 9/10 July 1943 the All Americans of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped into history as they made their first parachute assault of World War II. Three others would follow: Salerno, Normandy, and Holland. In total the division served more than three hundred days in combat, a record unmatched by any other American division. With nearly 400 historic photographs, many never before published, The All Americans in World War IIprovides a complete photographic history of the 82nd Airborne Division as it fought it way across Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany, ultimately all the way to Berlin as part of the American occupation forces. This book is an essential addition to any serious World War II collection and a tribute to the fighting spirit of this legendary division.

Author Biography

Phil Nordyke's first book, All American All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II, was published in May 2005 by Zenith Press to wide critical and popular acclaim. He is considered the historian of the division, and the book was also an editor's choice of the Military Book Club. Mr. Nordyke lives in McKinney, Texas.

Table of Contents

"Fierce Individualists"	p. 6
"Ready"	p. 12
"Destroy Him Wherever Found"	p. 17
"We Had a Long Way to Go Yet, and Some of the Men Would Accompany Us No More"	p. 22
"Retreat Hell!-Send Me My 3rd Battalion!"	p. 28
"Wait Until a Triumphant Entry is Organized"	p. 31
"Devils in Baggy Pants"	p. 37
"You Are About to Embark Upon the Great Crusade"	p. 41
"Almighty God, Our Sons, Pride of our Nation, This Day Have Set Upon a Mighty Endeavor"	p. 50
"Wherever You Land, Make Your Way to Ste.-Mere-Eglise, and Together We Will Raise This Flag"	p. 53
"This Was One of the Toughest Days of my Life"	p. 56
"I Think It's Time to Get Our War Started"	p. 60
"I Don't Know of a Better Place to Die"	p. 65
"Colonel, Aren't You Glad Waverly's on Our Side?"	p. 70
"Van, Don't Kill Them All. Save a Few for Interrogation"	p. 74
"Follow Me!"	p. 78
"My God, Matt, Can't Anything Stop These Men?"	p. 82
"Resourceful and Courageous in the Attack, Resolute in the Defense, They Fought Superbly"	p. 88
"Put Us Down in Holland, Or Put Us Down in Hell, But Put Us Down All in one Place or I Will Hound you to Your Graves!"	p. 93
"This Mighty Spectacle Deeply Impressed Me"	p. 99
"Situation Well in Hand"	p. 104
"We've Come a Long Way... Tell the Boys to Do a Good Job"	p. 110
"The Nijmegen Bridge Must Be Taken Today; at the Latest, Tomorrow"	p. 116
"A Day Unprecedented in the Division's Combat History"	p. 122
"I've Never Seen a More Gallant Action"	p. 125
"I'm Proud to Meet the Commander of the Finest Division in the World Today"	p. 128
"I'm Sure Glad You Bastards Are Here"	p. 132
"Let's Get the Sons of Bitches!"	p. 138
"I'm the 82nd Airborne, and this is as Far as the Bastards are Going!"	p. 142
"Sort out the Battlefield and Tidy Up the Lines"	p. 146
"Well Colonel, the Old Guys Got it Today"	p. 152
"Sir, They're All Dead"	p. 159
"Surrender, Hell!"	p. 165
"The Closest to Hell One Could Get Without Entering the Gates"	p. 174
"Refugees from the Law of Averages"	p. 179
"You Wonder What Happens to a Magnificent Division of Brave Men After the War"	p. 184
Index	p. 191
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