U.S. WWII 1945 Publication - The Epic of the 101st Airborne: A Pictorial Record of a Great Fighting Team
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Original Item. Only One Pair Available. The 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. The Screaming Eagles has been referred to as "the tip of the spear" by former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions by former Chief of Staff of the Army General Edward C. Meyer (ret). The 101st Airborne is able to plan, coordinate, and execute brigade-size air assault operations capable of seizing key terrain in support of operational objectives, and is capable of working in austere environments with limited or degraded infrastructure. These particular operations are conducted by highly mobile teams covering extensive distances and engaging enemy forces behind enemy lines. According to the author of Screaming Eagles: 101st Airborne Division, its unique battlefield mobility and high level of training have kept it in the vanguard of US land combat forces in recent conflicts. More recently, the 101st Airborne has been performing foreign internal defense and counter terrorism operations within Iraq and Afghanistan.
This is an exceptionally hard to find original 1945 publication, not the modern reprint. Over-sized stiff card covers (elephant folio in an oblong format) spiral bound, so the book will open flat. There is some surface soiling to the front and rear covers with bending of the front cover as shown. There is some wear to the edges of the covers.
The text/photo pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. These are extremely hard to find and the ones on Amazon are always modern reproductions made to look old, so don’t get fooled!
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