The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II by Gabel, Kurt
The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II by Gabel, Kurt

The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II

The memoir of paratrooper Kurt Gabel--a German Jew who emigrated to the US in 1938, joined the...
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Author: Kurt Gabel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II by Gabel, Kurt

The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II

CHF 93.20
The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II by Gabel, Kurt

The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II

CHF 93.20
Author: Kurt Gabel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
The memoir of paratrooper Kurt Gabel--a German Jew who emigrated to the US in 1938, joined the 513th Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division, and fought against his former countrymen in the Battle of the Bulge.

Gabel conveys with rare immediacy an in-depth look at the training of a paratrooper, the dangers of combat, and his transformation from romantic idealist to warrior. He vividly recounts the fire fights and such episodes as narrow escapes, separation from his battalion and his rescue by another, and the interrogation of prisoners. He tells the full story of his desperate hours on "Dead Man's Ridge" near Bastogne.

Author: Kurt Gabel
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 08/07/2015
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780700621378

About the Author
Gabel, Kurt: - William C. Mitchell was professor of political science at the University of Oregon and served in the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. Theodore A. Wilson is professor of history emeritus, University of Kansas.
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