Four hours of fury the untold story of world war ii s largest airborne invasion and the final push into nazi germany

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“Compellingly chronicles one of the least studied great episodes of World War II with power and authority…A riveting read” (Donald L. Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of the Air) about World War II’s largest airborne operation—one that dropped 17,000 Allied paratroopers deep into the heart of Nazi Germany.

On the morning of March 24, 1945, more than two thousand Allied aircraft droned through a cloudless sky toward Germany. Escorted by swarms of darting fighters, the armada of transport planes carried 17,000 troops to be dropped, via parachute and glider, on the far banks of the Rhine River. Four hours later, after what was the war’s largest airdrop, all major objectives had been seized. The invasion smashed Germany’s last line of defense and gutted Hitler’s war machine; the war in Europe ended less than two months later.

Four Hours of Fury follows the 17th Airborne Division as they prepare for Operation Varsity, a campaign that would rival Normandy in scale and become one of the most successful and important of the war. Even as the Third Reich began to implode, it was vital for Allied troops to have direct access into Germany to guarantee victory—the 17th Airborne secured that bridgehead over the River Rhine. And yet their story has until now been relegated to history’s footnotes.

In this viscerally exciting account, paratrooper-turned-historian James Fenelon “details every aspect of the American 17th Airborne Division’s role in Operation Varsity...inspired” ( The Wall Street Journal). Reminiscent of A Bridge Too Far and Masters of the Air, Four Hours of Fury does for the 17th Airborne what Band of Brothers did for the 101st. It is a captivating, action-packed tale of heroism and triumph spotlighting one of World War II’s most under-chronicled and dangerous operations.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 12 mei 2020

Aantal pagina's: 448

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: James M Fenelon

Tweede Auteur: James M. Fenelon

Hoofduitgeverij: Scribner

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 140 mm

Product hoogte: 30 mm

Product lengte: 213 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 137 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 31 mm

Verpakking lengte: 212 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 749 g

EAN: 9781501179389

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