[ 9561 ] USA AIRBORNE 50th Anniversary Book by Gordon W Yates

Description

USA AIRBORNE 50th Anniversary Book. 1940 -1990.

By Gordon W Yates.

a Hard Cover book . Published in 1990. it has 512 pages.

The book has 8 colour plates of insignia and a great selection of B&W photos and images.

The book covers some of the following - Airborne through the

ages - Airborne Operations -Unit histories for the Parachute

Test Platoon - 11th Div-13th Div -17th Div -82nd Abn Div

-101st Abn Div -1st Air Cav Div -173rd Abn Inf Bge -88th

Glider - 501st P.I.B -503rd PRCT - 505th P.I.R - 507th P.I.R -

508th Parachute Inf -509th P.I.B - 517th PRCT - 541st P.I.R -

542nd P.I.R -550th Abn Inf Bn - 551st P.I.B -75th Inf Ranger

Regt - Ranger Inf Co (ABN) Korea - Fist Special Service

Force - Special Forces - Office of Strategic Services -

Vietnamese Abn Advisory Det - Marine Parachute Bn - Abn

Troop Carrier Command -Airborne Pathfinders and Air

Assault . A Chronology -U.S Army Airborne Forces -

Appendix - Campaign Streamers awarded to Airborne Units -and more.

the book is in very good used condition .

The cover's shows basic wear from age, use and handling .

Photos make up part of the description.