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Four hours of fury : the untold story of World War II's largest airborne invasion and the final push into Nazi Germany / James M. Fenelon.
"A historical account of Operation Varsity, the largest airborne invasion of World War II"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781501179372
- ISBN: 1501179373
- ISBN: 9781501179389
- ISBN: 1501179381
- Physical Description: xix, 425 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical resources (pages 393-404) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Part I: December 1944-March 1945. "Where in the hell is everybody at?" ; The Spartan ; Thunder from heaven ; Deliberate and disciplined ; "Fifty percent of two is one" ; Every hour a gift ; Sequitis Bastatii ; Secret destinations ; "Satanic plan of annihilation" ; "Two if by sea" -- Part II: March 24, 1945. "Good hunting" ; "Let's go!" ; "The Yanks are coming!" ; "Now is when you pray" ; "I shall fear no evil" ; "Are they going to shoot us now?" ; "A very dirty business" ; "We had luck with us" ; "Organized resistance has now ceased" ; "This is a pursuit" -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Operation Varsity, 1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Germany. United States > Armed Forces > Parachute troops. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | 940.5421 F332f 2019 (Text) | 33126022594984 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"A historical account of Operation Varsity, the largest airborne invasion of World War II"-- - Baker & Taylor
Chronicles World War II's largest airborne operation, describing how more than seventeen thousand paratroopers dropped into Nazi Germany, smashing the final defense line of Hitler's war machine and setting the stage for the war's end in Europe. - Baker & Taylor
A paratrooper-turned-historian chronicles World War II's largest airborne operation, describing how more than 17,000 paratroopers dropped into Nazi Germany, smashing the final defense line of Hitler's war machine and setting the stage for the war's end in Europe. - Simon and Schuster
'Compellingly chronicles one of the least studied great episodes of World War II with power and authority'A riveting read' (Donald L. Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of the Air) about World War II's largest airborne operation'one that dropped 17,000 Allied paratroopers deep into the heart of Nazi Germany.
On the morning of March 24, 1945, more than two thousand Allied aircraft droned through a cloudless sky toward Germany. Escorted by swarms of darting fighters, the armada of transport planes carried 17,000 troops to be dropped, via parachute and glider, on the far banks of the Rhine River. Four hours later, after what was the war's largest airdrop, all major objectives had been seized. The invasion smashed Germany's last line of defense and gutted Hitler's war machine; the war in Europe ended less than two months later.
Four Hours of Fury follows the 17th Airborne Division as they prepare for Operation Varsity, a campaign that would rival Normandy in scale and become one of the most successful and important of the war. Even as the Third Reich began to implode, it was vital for Allied troops to have direct access into Germany to guarantee victory'the 17th Airborne secured that bridgehead over the River Rhine. And yet their story has until now been relegated to history's footnotes.
In this viscerally exciting account, paratrooper-turned-historian James Fenelon 'details every aspect of the American 17th Airborne Division's role in Operation Varsity...inspired' (The Wall Street Journal). Reminiscent of A Bridge Too Far and Masters of the Air, Four Hours of Fury does for the 17th Airborne what Band of Brothers did for the 101st. It is a captivating, action-packed tale of heroism and triumph spotlighting one of World War II's most under-chronicled and dangerous operations. - Simon and Schuster
âCompellingly chronicles one of the least studied great episodes of World War II with power and authorityâ¦A riveting readâ (Donald L. Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of the Air) about World War IIâs largest airborne operationâone that dropped 17,000 Allied paratroopers deep into the heart of Nazi Germany.
On the morning of March 24, 1945, more than two thousand Allied aircraft droned through a cloudless sky toward Germany. Escorted by swarms of darting fighters, the armada of transport planes carried 17,000 troops to be dropped, via parachute and glider, on the far banks of the Rhine River. Four hours later, after what was the warâs largest airdrop, all major objectives had been seized. The invasion smashed Germanyâs last line of defense and gutted Hitlerâs war machine; the war in Europe ended less than two months later.
Four Hours of Fury follows the 17th Airborne Division as they prepare for Operation Varsity, a campaign that would rival Normandy in scale and become one of the most successful and important of the war. Even as the Third Reich began to implode, it was vital for Allied troops to have direct access into Germany to guarantee victoryâthe 17th Airborne secured that bridgehead over the River Rhine. And yet their story has until now been relegated to historyâs footnotes.
In this viscerally exciting account, paratrooper-turned-historian James Fenelon âdetails every aspect of the American 17th Airborne Divisionâs role in Operation Varsity...inspiredâ (The Wall Street Journal). Reminiscent of A Bridge Too Far and Masters of the Air, Four Hours of Fury does for the 17th Airborne what Band of Brothers did for the 101st. It is a captivating, action-packed tale of heroism and triumph spotlighting one of World War IIâs most under-chronicled and dangerous operations.