WWII--82nd AIRBORNE & UK's 1st AIRBORNE--AIRBORNE ASSAULT ON SICILY!--1943--OOP

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"DROP ZONE SICILY--ALLIED AIRBORNE STRIKE JULY 1943" by William B. Breuer is a long out-of-print 37 year-old reference on the Allied airborne attack on Sicily, the largest combined action of WWII involving land, sea and air forces of both the United States 82nd Airborne Division and Britain's 1st Airborne Division. The paratroopers landed in groups and individually, miles apart and far from any recognizable drop zone. ULTRA, the top secret device that intercepted German messages, had reported the presence of two German Panzer divisions, but this secret could not be revealed. Col Reuben Tucker's 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment met the tragic friendly fire that shot down 23 of his troop carrier planes. But despite it all, the Allies forced the Axis to withdraw. The entire story is here! Chapter titles are: 1. The Plan for the Parachute Drop,  2. Sicily: Top Secret,  3. D-Day Minus One,  4. Mission Ladbroke,  5. Husky One,  6. The Enemy,  7. Assault By Sea,  8. Heros of Piano Lupo,  9. Pillbox Resistance,  10. Biazza Ridge,  11. The "Friendly Fire" Disaster,  12. Shoot-Out On Hill 41,  13. Attack on Primosole Bridge,  14. Charge at Tumminello Pass,  15. Expedition in a Leaking Fishing Boat.
Book is HARDBACK with DUSTJACKET, was published in 1983, is in NEAR MINT CONDITION, measures 5 5/8" x 8 3/8" and contains 239 pages with 16 pages of PHOTOGRAPHS and several maps.
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