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Page 149
... troops . This force had landed by parachute and glider the day before , to open the invasion . Its mission was to capture bridges and nip in the bud any German attempts to launch counter- attacks against seaborne troops storming the ...
... troops . This force had landed by parachute and glider the day before , to open the invasion . Its mission was to capture bridges and nip in the bud any German attempts to launch counter- attacks against seaborne troops storming the ...
Page 154
... troops at night , close to the walls of the fortress - within it in some instances , according to Nazi propa- ganda . What really awakened British and Ameri- cans to the vast military possibilities of the glider was the Nazi invasion of ...
... troops at night , close to the walls of the fortress - within it in some instances , according to Nazi propa- ganda . What really awakened British and Ameri- cans to the vast military possibilities of the glider was the Nazi invasion of ...
Page 536
... troops began to fight back . At first the idea was that troops should run and hide when planes appeared . This did not appeal to aggressive leaders , so .50 - caliber ma- chine guns mounted on trucks and jeeps were kept in readiness for ...
... troops began to fight back . At first the idea was that troops should run and hide when planes appeared . This did not appeal to aggressive leaders , so .50 - caliber ma- chine guns mounted on trucks and jeeps were kept in readiness for ...
Contents
Britain Fights in the Fields By FRANCIS A FLOOD | 31 |
Once a Culinary Stepchild Today a Gulf Coast Industry By HARLAN | 53 |
With a Review of The Societys | 66 |
Copyright | |
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