GREEN LIGHT By Martin Wolfe 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story 1st Ed

Description: Before I start out with the book, Let me begin by telling you that this book belonged to a World War 2 serviceman - that literally lived the stories of this book - parachuted during D Day to Normandy - in-between the pages of the book, are letters (EMPHEMERA) from fellow servicemen trying to get him to go to a reunion taking place in OCT 1990. The letters are from 1989-1990. They are signed by some true hero's! Like Hugo Zimmerman, Bill Parkhill (Lieutenant Colonel William H. Parkhill)Harold F Heinisch, Thaddeus Skora, and Don W Cooper-with whom the book belonged. the book is also referenced in one letter - I embrace this type of history. These men are heroes! I have included photos of the book, and then photos of the letters and then photos from some of my research! This is a treasure and men like this we need remember especially on 4th of July! The book:: GREEN LIGHT. BY MARTIN WOLFE. MEN OF THE 81ST TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON TELL THEIR STORY. HARD COVER. 9.5 X 6.5 '' LARGE. GREY CLOTH BOARDS. ILLUSTRATED. 498 PAGES. PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANUA PRESS, PHILADEPHIA 1989- 1ST EDITION. FIRST STATE** ISBN 0-8122-8143-8 The book is in good or good plus condition in a dust jacket that shows wear. Lightly cocked - DJ Edge wear and tear-SEE PICTURES PLEASE. Scarce book as only modern day facsimiles are available, starting $85.00!!! Here we have a true 1st ed and with valuable historical ephemera from men who served during the war ****HEROS. HISTORY**** EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS. CHECK OUT MY OTHER BOOKS AND AWESOME THINGS ON EBAY - about the book:::InGreen Light!Martin Wolfe gives us the big picture of World War II airborne warfare in Europe through the lens of one unit, a squadron typical of some sixty others. Troop carrier squadrons delivered paratroopers behind enemy lines, tugged gliders into battle zones, and, between combat operations, freighted up to the front everything from food to artillery shells and carried back wounded infantrymen and newly freed slave laborers. Wolfe's firsthand account is an engaging and informative narrative that goes beyond the facts to investigate the feelings of the tightly knit unit. He also describes the management and training techniques that prepared the squadron for its role in four of the five main invasions of Nazi Europe. In all the literature about World War II , this is the first account to show how all levels of a squadron functioned-clerks as well as pilots, maintenance mechanics as well as flying crew chiefs, the mess hall as well as headquarters. In addition, Wolfe's is the first book to show the interplay between unit experience and high command theorywhat units like the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron could actually accomplish and how concepts of airborne warfare changed at Supreme Headquarters. He explains why and how it was not until the last airborne invasion, in March 1945, that the full potential of the troop carrier was reached. Wolfe melds the recollections of ninety veterans of this squadron with a general history of Allied airborne forces in World War II. Through their words,Green Light!paints vivid portraits of the real men of the war, not the Rambos or Sad Sacks of popular culture. And through the retelling of their experiences, the book shows that the truism "war is hell" does not hold for all soldiers all the time.

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