82nd Airborne: Normandy 1944 (Past and Present). Smith 9781612005362 New**

82nd Airborne: Normandy 1944\nby Steve Smith\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 18\u201319 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Steve Smith\nTitle: 82nd Airborne: Normandy 1944\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Second World War\nPublisher: Casemate Publishers\nPublication year: 2017\nISBN-13: 9781612005362\nISBN-10: 1612005365\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nOn August 15, 1942, the 82nd Airborne became the US Army\u2019s first airborne division. Commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, they trained exhaustively for their new role, which involved parachuting from C-47s and insertion by Waco CG-4A gliders.\n\nIn April 1943 the 82nd was shipped overseas to Casablanca, North Africa, and on July 9 made its first combat drop as part of Operation Husky, the invasion .