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Centurions / by Lartéguy, Jean,1920-2011.(CARDINAL)142420;
French paratroop officers in Algeria see themselves, like the centurions of ancient Rome, facing barbarians while a corrupt nation betrays them.
Subjects: Parachute troops.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Airborne : all the way, learning the hard way [videorecording] /
All the way -- Learning the hard way.Airborne: "all the way" presents the use of paratroopers in the modern day conflicts of Bosnia and the Gulf War. Constantly training and always on the cutting edge of technology, the men of the airborne brindg fire from above and continue to wreak havoc on unsuspecting enemies. Airborne: "all the way" focuses on the airborne units of the United States and the United Kingdom while also exploring the planes and helicopters used to deploy and support para-troopers. Techniques and technologies have changed through the years for the airborne, but the requirement of bravery remains the same.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital 5.0.
Subjects: Airborne troops; Parachute troops;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Training to fight with the Parachute Regiment / by McNab, Chris,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references (page 95) and index.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment.; Great Britain. Army; Parachute troops;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Life as a paratrooper / by Kennedy, Robert C.(CARDINAL)701250;
Includes bibliographical references (page 44) and index.Explains what it takes to become a paratrooper, discusses the combat history of the 82nd Airborne Division, and describes the training necessary for these special soldiers.870LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: United States. Army; Parachute troops;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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Airborne : the history of American parachute forces / by Hoyt, Edwin P.(Edwin Palmer),1923-2005.(CARDINAL)121240;
Bibliography: pages 221-222.
Subjects: United States. Army;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Elite fighting units / by Eshel, David.(CARDINAL)140228;
Subjects: Commando troops.; Guerrillas.; Marines.; Parachute troops.; Special forces (Military science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Skyborne sapper [large print] / by Bingley, David,1920-(CARDINAL)424860; Chesham, Henry,1920-(CARDINAL)847811;
Subjects: Large print books.; Novels.; Brothers; World War, 1939-1945; Parachute troops;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Airborne : a combat history of American airborne forces / by Flanagan, E. M.,1921-(CARDINAL)737751;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-439) and index.
Subjects: United States. Army; United States. Army;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Airborne : a combat history of American airborne forces / by Flanagan, E. M.,1921-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: United States. Army; United States. Army;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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To be a paratrooper / by Mast, Gregory.(CARDINAL)499308; Halberstadt, Hans.(CARDINAL)504954;
Apaches in Georgia (Introduction) -- Geronimo and the airborne legacy of Fort Benning -- The story of Benning: how a small Southern town became home to the US Army Infantry -- Airborne: a short history of the US Airborne program -- A. from concept to formation: the test platoon and beyond -- B. wartime operations -- World War II -- Korea & Viet Nam: hot ops in a Cold War -- Afghanistan & Iraq -- Airborne traditions and heraldry: Geronimo, jump boots and silver wings -- Get ready (chapter 1) -- Preparation for Basic Airborne Course -- Requirements for attendance -- Physical training: practical advice for fatbodies -- Financial fitness: taking care of business -- A. power of attorney -- B. dependent affairs -- Packing for BAC: do's and don'ts -- Stand up (chapter 2) -- Checking in -- In-processing for dummies -- Meet the Black Hats -- Hook up (chapter 3) -- Ground week -- Army physical fitness test -- A. standards -- The T10: how to don and adjust your new best friend -- Mock door training: actions inside the aircraft -- Parachute landing falls: the lateral drift apparatus -- Methods of recovery -- Meet the 34 foot tower: body control during until opening shock -- PT: life at doubletime -- Check your equipment (chapter 4) -- Tower week -- Mock door training part deux: individual and mass exits -- A. jump command sequence and jumper actions -- The 34 foot tower -- A. individual and mass exits -- B. exits with combat gear -- Demonstrate emergency action techniques for deploying the reserve parachute -- The swing landing trainer -- The 250 foot tower: parachute control during descent -- Pt -- Stand in the door (chapter 5) -- Jump week -- Pre-jump orientations -- A. five points of performance, collisions and entanglements, towed parachutist, malfunctions, activation of the reserve and emergency landings -- B. maintenance of the T10 series parachute (shakeout and storage after landing) -- Donning the parachute by the numbers -- Aircraft orientation -- E. drop zone orientation -- Jumpmaster personnel inspection -- Typical jump week schedule -- A. jump 1: ballistic helmet, individual exit, day -- B. jump 2: combat gear, both doors, day -- Jump 3: ballistic helmet, mass exit both doors, day -- Jump 4: ballistic helmet, mass exit both doors, day -- E. jump 5: combat equipment, mass exit both doors, night -- Drop zone operations at Fryar Field: -- Graduation -- Go! (chapter 6) -- Life after BAC -- BAC: milestone, not a destination -- Special Forces and Rangers -- Airborne divisions -- Recon, SEALs and PJs -- HALO and beyond.
Subjects: United States. Army;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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