HOYT Edwin P <br/><br/>
Airborne:  the history of American parachute forces 

 - New York:  Scarborough Books,  1983 
 - 228p. 
<br/><br/> This is the illustrated story of the paratroopers from the days in 1918.  The Russians led the way in the 1930s followed by Germans, before the tradition bound U.S.  Army finally began to appreciate the potential of airborne operations.  It higlights learning the drill, the main battle , the winter war, Korean offensive and the new airborne -airmobile. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0812861272 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>AIRBORNE -- PARACHUTE FORCES<br/>UNITED STATES -- MILITRY HISTORY<br/>PARACHUTE FORCES