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The Way We Were: Colonel Ben Vandervoort "Vandy" 0-22715 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#333043-KK28
Titel	The Way We Were: Colonel Ben Vandervoort "Vandy" 0-22715 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Auteur	Trez, Michel De
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	D-Day Publishing
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	2960017676
ISBN13	9782960017670
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	The 505th PIR is one of the best parachute regiments to come out of World War II. The 2nd Battalion did much to earn this reputation and its records shows that its fearless commander, Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort was highly responsible for acquiring that accolade. The two DSCs he earned are certainly there to support it. This booklet, profusely illustrated, based on historical facts, interviews of key personalities related to the introduction of the cricket within the airborne units, and vintage documents tries to dismiss the generally accepted ideas and report the true history of the legendary cricket of D-Day. Who initiated it all, where were the crickets produced, and who produced them? What type was official issue and which units used them? For the first time, these questions have n... (Lees verder)ow been answered.
Pagina's	87
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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