Angels against the sun : a WWII saga of grunts, grit, and brotherhood / James M. Fenelon.

"The Pacific theater of World War II pitted American fighting men against two merciless enemies: the relentless Japanese army and the combined forces of monsoons, swamps, mud, privation, and disease. General Joseph Swing's rowdy paratroopers of the 11th Airborne Division--nicknamed the 'Angels'--fou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fenelon, James M. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Regnery History, [2023]
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Airborne Division, 11th.
United States. > Army > Parachute troops.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
United States. > Army.
Armed Forces > Parachute troops.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
Pacific Area.
Philippines.
United States.
1939-1945
Physical Description:xxv, 484 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
WWII saga of grunts, grit, and brotherhood
Format: Book
Contents:
  • You're in the Army now
  • Bugs, breasts, and beer!
  • "We can still win"
  • The mud rats
  • "All is useless!"
  • The long nightmare
  • Mopping up
  • Task force shoestring
  • "What bridge?"
  • The Genko line
  • "You're not Marines"
  • "We're going to step in it today"
  • Home alive in forty-five
  • The ol' gray mare.