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Paratrooper : the life of Gen. James M. Gavin / by Booth, T. Michael(Thomas Michael)(CARDINAL)380640; Spencer, Duncan.(CARDINAL)160509;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Gavin, James M. (James Maurice), 1907-1990.; United States. Army; United States. Army; Generals; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Paratrooper! : the saga of U.S. Army and Marine parachute and glider combat troops during World War II / by Devlin, Gerard M.(CARDINAL)136341;
Bibliography: pages 695-699.Evolution of the parachute -- The parachute goes to war -- The test platoon -- Airborne command, expansion of an idea -- Torch -- Youks les Bains Airfield -- Raid on the El Djem Bridge -- Airborne command grows larger -- Sicily -- Nadzab Airfield -- Salerno -- Sacrifice play at Avellino -- Anzio -- Normandy -- Noemfoor Island -- Southern France -- Holland -- Battle of the Bulge -- Leyte -- The liberation of Manila -- Corregidor Island -- Los Banos Prison liberation -- Across the Rhine -- The occupation of Japan.The saga of U.S. Army and Marine Parachute and glider combat troops during World War II.
Subjects: United States. Army; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ridgway's paratroopers : the American airborne in World War II / by Blair, Clay,1925-1998.(CARDINAL)138984;
Subjects: Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993; United States. Army; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Ridgway's paratroopers : the American airborne in World War II / by Blair, Clay,1925-1998.(CARDINAL)138984;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: I Designation: Airborne! 1 -- II Sicily: Baptism of Fire 55 -- III Italy: Airborne to the Rescue 117 -- IV England: Eve of Invasion 175 -- V Normandy: The Stuff of Instant Legend 211 -- VI Holland: Disaster at Arnhem 307 -- VII Bulge I: The German Attack 351 -- VIII Bulge II: The Allied Counterattack 407 -- IX Germany: Destruction of the Third Reich 437 -- Sources and Acknowledgments 501 -- Airborne Commanders 505.
Subjects: Ridgeway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-; United States. Army; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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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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US paratrooper 1941-45 / by Smith, Carl,1946-(CARDINAL)420378; Chappell, Mike.(CARDINAL)171649;
Subjects: United States. Army; United States. Army; United States. Army; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Special operations : paratroopers / by Nardo, Don,1947-(CARDINAL)781768;
Includes bibliographical references.A key tool for commandos -- The rigors of jump school -- Like taxi cabs in the sky -- So that others may live -- The Air Force's Pathfinders.
Subjects: Special forces (Military science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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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A dog called Hope [large print] : a wounded warrior and the service dog who saved him / by Morgan, Jason(Paratrooper),author.(CARDINAL)341644; Lewis, Damien,author.(CARDINAL)341643;
A decade ago, Special Forces warrior Jason Morgan parachuted into the Central American jungle on an anti-narcotics raid. He’d served with the famous Night Stalkers on countless such missions. This one turned out very different. Months later, he regained consciousness in a US military hospital, with no memory of how he’d gotten there. The first words he heard were from his surgeon telling him he would never walk again. The determined soldier responded: “Sir, yes, I will.” After multiple surgeries, unbearable chronic pain, and numerous setbacks, Morgan was finally making progress when his wife left him and their three young sons. He was a single father confined to a wheelchair and tortured by his pain. At this very dark, very low point, Morgan found light: Napal, the black Labrador who would change his life forever. A Dog Called Hope is the incredible story of a remarkable service dog who brought a devastated warrior back from the brink. It is the story of one funny, lovable dog’s power to heal a family and teach a wounded man how to be a true father. It is the story of an amazing dog with boundless loyalty who built bridges between his wheelchair-bound battle buddy and the rest of able-bodied humankind. It is the story of how one very special dog gave a man’s life true meaning. Humorous, intensely moving, and uplifting, Jason and Napal’s heartwarming tale will brighten any day and lift every heart.
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographies.; Morgan, Jason (Paratrooper); Disabled veterans; Service dogs; Animals as aids for people with disabilities; People with paraplegia; Special forces (Military science); Parachute troops; Disabled veterans;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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A dog called hope : a wounded warrior and the service dog who saved him / by Morgan, Jason(Paratrooper),author.(CARDINAL)341644; Lewis, Damien,author.(CARDINAL)341643;
A decade ago, Special Forces warrior Jason Morgan parachuted into the Central American jungle on an anti-narcotics raid. He&#x2019;d served with the famous Night Stalkers on countless such missions. This one turned out very different. Months later, he regained consciousness in a US military hospital, with no memory of how he&#x2019;d gotten there. The first words he heard were from his surgeon telling him he would never walk again. The determined soldier responded: &#x201c;Sir, yes, I will.&#x201d;<br><br>After multiple surgeries, unbearable chronic pain, and numerous setbacks, Morgan was finally making progress when his wife left him and their three young sons. He was a single father confined to a wheelchair and tortured by his pain. At this very dark, very low point, Morgan found light: Napal, the black Labrador who would change his life forever.<br><br>A Dog Called Hope is the incredible story of a remarkable service dog who brought a devastated warrior back from the brink. It is the story of one funny, lovable dog&#x2019;s power to heal a family and teach a wounded man how to be a true father. It is the story of an amazing dog with boundless loyalty who built bridges between his wheelchair-bound battle buddy and the rest of able-bodied humankind. It is the story of how one very special dog gave a man&#x2019;s life true meaning. Humorous, intensely moving, and uplifting, Jason and Napal&#x2019;s heartwarming tale will brighten any day and lift every heart.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Morgan, Jason (Paratrooper); United States. Army. Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 160th; Disabled veterans; Service dogs; Animals as aids for people with disabilities; People with paraplegia; Special forces (Military science); Parachute troops; Disabled veterans;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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