TY - BOOK AU - GABEL Kurt TI - The making of a paratrooper: airborne training and combat in World War II SN - 070060409X (hbk.) PY - 1990/// CY - Lawrence, Kan PB - University Press of Kansas KW - MILITARY KW - HISTORY KW - AIRBORNE KW - OPERATIONS KW - UNITED STATES KW - ARMY N2 - The useful information 17th airborne and the 513th parachuteinfantry regiment. An impersonal account of the operation explaining why it came about, how it was conducted and most important it consequences in terms of costs and gains. It highlights on important knowledge about a major airborne operation ER -