03201cam a2200361 4500 423626585 TxAuBib 20200217120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781480406636 1480406635 B00CE34XJU Amazon bb6ad4a8-0c32-4832-9382-0d056d9d0cd6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1299905 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Whitlock, Flint. If Chaos Reigns [Bridges eBook] : The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Casemate Publishers, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 6260kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. World War II. History. ebook. HTML:<p><b>"A gem of a book that highlights the 'fog of war' as seen by American, British, and Canadian airborne units when they parachuted behind enemy lines." —<i>WWII History</i></b><br /> <b><i>Magazine</i></b><br /> <br /> "Gentlemen, do not be daunted if chaos reigns; it undoubtedly will." So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord—the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed.</p> <p>Much has been written about the Allied invasion of France, but award-winning military historian Flint Whitlock has put together a unique package—the first history of the assault that concentrates exclusively on the activities of the American, British, and Canadian airborne forces that descended upon Normandy in the dark, pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944. Landing into the midst of the unknown, the airborne troops found themselves fighting for their lives on every side in the very jaws of the German defenses, while striving to seize their own key objectives in advance of their seaborne comrades to come.</p> <p>Whitlock details the formation, recruitment, training, and deployment of the Allies' parachute and glider troops. First-person accounts by veterans who were there—from paratroopers to glidermen to the pilots who flew them into the battle, as well as the commanders (Eisenhower, Taylor, Ridgway, Gavin, and more)—make for compelling, "you-are-there" reading. <i>If Chaos Reigns</i> is a fitting tribute to the men who rode the wind into battle and managed to pull victory out of confusion, chaos, and almost certain defeat.</p>. Nonfiction. Military. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-04-17 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/d-day-with-the-bb6ad4?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/d-day-with-the-bb6ad4?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/d-day-with-the-bb6ad4?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)