Irwin Lt Col Will (94 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. The operation known as Market-Garden--made famous in the book and film A Bridge Too Far--was the largest airborne assault in history up to that time, a high-risk Allied invasion of enemy territory that has become a legend of World War II even as it still invites criticism. Abundance of Valor re-creates for the first time the full adventures of the bold Jedburgh paratroopers, whose exploits were equally risky and heroic. Kicked off on September 17, 1944, Market-Garden was intended to secure crucial bridges in Nazi-occupied Holland by a parachute assault conducted by three Allied airborne divisions. Jedburgh teams--Allied Special Forces--were dropped into the Netherlands to train and use the Dutch resistance in support of the larger operation. Based on new firsthand testimony of survivors and declassified documents, Abundance of Valor concentrates on the three teams that operated farthest behind enemy lines, the nine men whose treacherous missions resulted in deaths, captures, and hairbreadth escapes. With piercing criticism of the mission's failure through faulty use of intelligence, Abundance of Valor is a brutally honest and truly inspiring account of fighting men in a noble cause who did their jobs with extraordinary honor and courage. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. The operation known as Market-Garden--made famous in the book and film A Bridge Too Far--was the largest airborne assault in history up to that time, a high-risk Allied invasion of enemy territory that has become a legend of World War II even as it still invites criticism. Abundance of Valor re-creates for the first time the full adventures of the bold Jedburgh paratroopers, whose exploits were equally risky and heroic. Kicked off on September 17, 1944, Market-Garden was intended to secure crucial bridges in Nazi-occupied Holland by a parachute assault conducted by three Allied airborne divisions. Jedburgh teams--Allied Special Forces--were dropped into the Netherlands to train and use the Dutch resistance in support of the larger operation. Based on new firsthand testimony of survivors and declassified documents, Abundance of Valor concentrates on the three teams that operated farthest behind enemy lines, the nine men whose treacherous missions resulted in deaths, captures, and hairbreadth escapes. With piercing criticism of the mission's failure through faulty use of intelligence, Abundance of Valor is a brutally honest and truly inspiring account of fighting men in a noble cause who did their jobs with extraordinary honor and courage. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 323 pages of excellent text, with many great photos. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This is one of the best books on World War II Special Forces ever written. The Jedburghs were three men teams that dropped into France after D-Day and organized resistance forces for guerilla operations against the Germans. A vivid drama of the battle for France from deep behind enemy lines. A very clean copy with no alien markings of any kind.…

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Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Will Irwin presents a detailed operational history of the Jedburgh teamselite Allied special operations units parachuted into occupied France following the D-Day landings of June 1944. These three-man teams, composed of American, British, and Free French officers, worked with the French Resistance to organize sabotage, intelligence gathering, and guerrilla warfare against German forces. Drawing on military records, interviews, and wartime archives, Irwin reconstructs the dangerous missions behind enemy lines that supported the Allied advance after the Normandy invasion. The narrative reveals how these small units coordinated resistance networks, disrupted rail lines and communications, and harassed German troop movements. The book highlights the origins of modern special operations doctrine and the multinational cooperation that defined Jedburgh operations. A respected work of World War II special forces history, it is widely cited in studies of OSS and Allied irregular warfare. Dust jacket has a tear lower spine, shelf wear.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Later Edition. ISBN 1586483072. Hardback. Reprint edition. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy One.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Later Edition. ISBN 1586483072. Hardback. Reprint edition. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy Three.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Later Edition. ISBN 1586483072. Hardback. Reprint edition. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy Two.

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