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Bibliography and Suggestions For Research
LAST UPDATED 13 November, 2000


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• 504th PIR (194-): The Devils In baggy Pants (official Unit History of the 504th PIR)
  Battery Book Shop Nashville TN
  
  
• Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992):Band Of Brothers; E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
  c. 1992 Stephen E. Ambrose
  Touchstone Simon and Schuster, New York
  
  
• Andrews, John C. (1982):Airborne Album Volume One: Parachute test Platoon To Normandy
  c.1982
  Phillips Publications, Williamstown, NJ
  
  
• Andrews, John C. (19--)Airborne Album 1943-1945: Normandy To Victory
  c. 19--
  Phillips Publications, Williamsburg NJ
  
  
• Autry, Jerry (1995):General William C. Lee Father of the Airborne; "Just Plain Bill"
  c. 1995 Airborne Press
  Airborne Press, Raleigh, NC
  
  
• Bando, Mark (1994): The 101st Airborne At Normandy
  c. 1994 Mark Bando
  Motorbooks International Osceola, WI
  
  
• Bando, Mark (1995): The 101st Airborne From Holland To Hitler's Eagle's Nest
  c. 1995 Mark Bando
  Motorbooks International Osceola, WI
  
  
• Bando, Mark (2000):101st Airborne; The Screaming Eagles At Normandy
  c. 2000 Mark Bando
  Motorbooks International Osceola, WI
  
  
• Blair, Clay (1985):Ridgeway's Paratroopers; The American Airborne In World War II
  c. 1985 Clay Blair
  Quill William Morrow New York
  
  
• Breuer, William B. 91983:Drop Zone Sicily
  c. 1983 Presidio Press
  Presidio Press, Novato, CA
  
  
• Breuer, William B. (1989):Geronimo!; American Paratroopers In World War II
  c. 1989 William B. Breuer
  St. Martin's Press New York
  
  
• Burgett, Donald R. (1967):Curahee; A Screaming Eagle At Normandy
  c. 1967 Donald R. Burgett
  Houghton Mifflin New York
  Also Published Under the Title As Eagles screamed By Bantam
  
  
• Burgett, Donald R. (1999):The Road To Arnhem; A Screaming Eagle In Holland
  c. 1999 Donald R. Burgett
  Presidio Press
  
  
• Burgett, Donald R. (1999):Seven Roads To Hell; A Screaming Eagle At Bastogne
  c. 1999 Donald R. Burgett
  Presidio Press
  
  
• Burgett, Donald R. (1999):Beyond the Rhine
  c. 2001 Donald R. Burgett
  
  
• Carter, Ross (1951):Those Devils In Baggy Pants
  c. 1951 Boyd G. carter and Viola L. Carter
  Signet Books New York
  
  
• Crookenden, Napier (1976):Dropzone Normandy
  c. 1976 Napier crookenden
  Charles Scribner's sons New York
  
  
• Davis, Brian L. (1974): Key Uniform Guides 6; US Airborne Forces Of World War Two
  c. 1974 Lionel Leventhal Limited
  Lionel leventhal Limited, London
  
  
• De Trez, Michel (1994):American warriors; Pictorial History of The American Paratroopers Prior To Normandy
  c. 1994 D-Day Publishing
  D-Day Publishing Wezembeek-Oppem Belgium
  
  
• De Trez, michel (1994):At The Point Of No Return; The History of The American Paratroopers In The Invasion Of Normandy
  c. 1994 D-Day Publishing
  D-Day Publishing, Wezembeek-Oppem Belgium
  
  
• De trez, Michel (1998): First Airborne Task Force; Pictorial History of The Allied Paratroopers In The Invasion Of Southern France
  c. 1998 D-Day Publishing
  D-Day Publishing, Wezembeek-Oppem Belgium
  
  
• De Trez, Michel (200-): Combat Demolition Experts; Pictorial History Of The 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion
  Pending Publication
  D-Day Publishing, Wezembeek-Oppem Belgium
  
  
• De trez, Michel (200-): -------------------------; pictorial history of the Americam Paratroops In The Invasion Of Holland
  Pending Publication
  D-Day Publishing, Wezembeek-Oppem Belgium
  
  
• Devlin, Gerard M. (1979): Paratrooper!; The Saga Of The U.S. Army and Marine Parachute Troops During World War II
  c. 1979 Gerard M. Devlin
  St. Martin's Press Inc., New York
  
  
• Duboscq, Genenvieve (1981): My Longest Night
  c. 1981 Seaver Books
  Seaver Books, New york
  
  
• Farrell, Lt. Gen. Francis (1997): Los Banos; February 23rd, 1945
  c. 1997 Lt. Gen. Francis Farrell
  Vincent j. MacDonald Chapter 11th Airborne division association
  
  
• Flanagan, Lt. Gen. E. M. (1986): The Los Banos Raid; The 11th Airborne Jumps At Dawn
  c. 1986 Presidio Press
  Presidio Press Novato, CA
  
  
• Flanagan, Lt. Gen. E. M. (1986): Angels At Dawn; The Los Banos Raid
  c. 1986 Lt. Gen. E. M. Flanagan
  Presidio Press Novato, CA
  
  
• Flanagan, Lt. Gen. E. M. (1986): The Angels; A History Of The 11th Airborne Division
  c. 1986 Lt. Gen. E. M. Flanagan
  Presidio Press Novato, CA
  
  
• Flanagan, Lt. Gen E. M. (1988): Corregidor; The Rock Force Assault
  c. 1988 Lt. Gen. E. M. Flanagan
  Presidio Press Novato, CA
  
  
• Gabel, Kurt (1990): The Making Of A Paratrooper; Airborne training And combat In World War II
  c. 1990 University Press Of Kansas
  University Press Of Kansas Lawrence Kansas
  
  
• Gavin, James M. (1947): Airborne Warfare
  c. 1947 James M. Gavin
  Infantry Journal Press, Washington D.C.
  
  
• Gavin, James M. (1978): On To Berlin; Battles Of An Airborne Commander 1943-1946
  c. 1978 James M. Gavin
  Viking Press, New York
  
  
• Goldman, William (1977): William Goldman's Story Of A Bridge Too Far
  c. 1977 William goldman
  Dell Publishing New york
  
  
• Howard, Gary (1994): America's Finest; US Airborne Uniforms, Equipment, and Insignia Of World War Two
  c.1994 Gary Howard
  Greenhill Books London
  
  
• Hoyt, Edwin P. (1978): Airborne; The History Of The American Parachute Forces
  c. 1978 Jack Britton
  M.C.N. Press Tulsa, OK
  
  
• Langdon, Allen L. (1986): Ready; A World War II History Of The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  c. 1986 82nd Airborne Division Association Educational Fund Inc.
  Western Newspaper Publishing Co. Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana
  
  
• Lassen, Don & Schrader, K. (1991): Pride Of America; An Illustrated History Of The U.S. Army Airborne Forces
  c. 1991 Richard K. Schrader
  Pictorial Histories Publishing Inc. Missoula, MT
  
  
• Laughlin, Cameron P. (1987): Uniforms Illustrated No. 18; US Airborne Forces Of World War Two
  c. 1987 Arms And Armor Press
  Arms And Armor Press London
  
  
• MacKenzie, Fred (1968): The Men Of Bastogne
  c. 1968 Fred MacKenzie
  David McKay Co. Inc.
  
  
• Marshall, S. L. A. (1962): Night Drop; The American Airborne Invasion Of Normandy
  c. 1962 S. L. A. Marshall
  Little Brown & Company Inc. New York
  
  
• McLean, Donald B. Editor (1973): Japenese Parachute Troops
  c. 1973 Donald B. McLean
  Normount Technical Publications Wickenburg AZ
  
  
• McNalley, John V. (1985): As Ever, John; The Letters Of Colonel John V. McNalley To His Sister, Margarer McNally Bierbaum 1942-1946
  c. 1985 Margaret McNally Bierbaum
  Roberts Press Fairfield, CT
  
  
• Mitchell, Ralph B. (1986): The 101st Airborne Division's Defence Of Bastogne
  Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
  
  
• Mrazek, James E. (1977): Fighting Gliders Of World War II
  c. 1977 James E. Mrazek
  St. Martin's Press Ney York
  
  
• Murphey, Robert M. (1999): No Better Place To Die; A Combat Diary
  c. 1999 Critical Hit Inc.
  Critical Hit Inc. Croton falls, NY
  
  
• Orfalea, Gregory (1997): Messengers Of The Lost Battalion; The Historic 551st And The Turning Of The Tide At The Battle Of The Bulge
  c. 1997 Gregory Orfalea
  The Free Press New York
  
  
• Ospital, John (1977): We Wore Jump Boots And Baggy Pants
  c. 1977 John Ospital
  willow House
  
  
• Rathbone, A. D. (1943): He's In The Paratroops Now
  c. 1943 Robert M. Mcbride & Company
  Robert M. McBride & Company New York
  
  
• Rentz, Bill (1999): Gernimo; U.S. Airborne Uniforms, Insignia, And Equipment Inb World War II
  c. 1999 Bill Rentz
  Schiffer Military History Atglen, PA
  
  
• Ross, Kirk B. (2000): The Skymen
  c. 2000 Kirk B. Ross
  Schiffer Military History Atglen, PA
  
  
• Rottman, Gordon (1990): US Army Airborne 1940-1990
  c. 1990 Osprey Publishing LTD
  Osprey Publishing LTD London
  
  
• Ryan, Cornelius (1959): The Longest Day
  c. 1959 cornelius Ryan
  Simon And Schuster New York
  
  
• Ryan, cornelius (1974): A Bridge Too Far
  c.1974 cornelius ryan
  Simon And Schuster New York
  
  
• Smith, Carl, & Chappell, Mike (2000): US Paratrooper 1941-45
  c. 2000 Osprey Publishing LTD
  Osprey Publishing LTD London
  
  
• Thompson, Leroy (1984);Uniforms Illustrated No. 1; US Special Forces of World War Two
  c. 1984 Lionel Leventhal Limited
  Arms And Armour Press, Lionel Leventhatl Limited London
  
  
• Thompson, Leroy (1988);The All Americans; The 82nd Airborne
  c. 1988 Leroy Thompson
  David and Charles Devon England
  
  
• Tucker, William H. : The 82nd Airborne in World War II; From North Africa to Italy and D-Day through the Battle of the Bulge
  c. William H. Tucker
  Airborne Books Harwichport MA
  
  
• Tucker, William H. ; Rendezvous ar Rochelinval The battle Of The Buldge
  c. William H. Tucker
  Airborne Books Harwichport MA
  
  
• Tucker William H. (1995); Parachute Soldier A Memoir of World War II Experiences As An 82nd Airborne Paratrooper (Second Revised Edition (1995))
  c. 1995 William H. Tucker
  Airborne Books Harwichport MA
  
  
• Tucker, William H. ;Parachute Soldier's Post War Oddesy; The Kennedy Johnson Years And Later
  c. 19 William H. Tucker
  Airborne Books Harwichport MA
  
  
• Webster, (199-); Parachute Infantry
  
  
• Weeks, John (1978): Assault From The Sky; A History Of Airborne Warfare
  c. 1978John Weeks
  G. P. Putnam's Sons New York
  
  
• Weeks, John (1982): Thje Airborne Soldier
  c. 1982 John Weeks
  Blandford Press LTD Dorset England
  
  
• Weller, George (1958): The Story Of The Paratroopers
  c. 1958 George Weller
  Random House Inc. New York