Out of the Blue

Beginning with a case study of the invasion of Holland, this book examines the organization, training, equipment, strategies, Allied co-operation and overall effectiveness of US airborne operations in World War II. Operations from the Pacific to Europe are explored.

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Beginning with a case study of the greatest airborne operation of the war, the 1944 invasion of Holland, Huston examines the inception, organization, training, equipment, strategies, Allied cooperation, and overall effectiveness of the airborne in the total war effort. Operations in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France, the Pacific, and the Far East are discussed. No other book brings together as much information and documentation on the airborne. Of special interest to the veterans who took part in the great paratroop and glider movements, this book will become invaluable to students of aerial warfare and of World War II.