US Airborne forces / by Tim Cooke.
Material type: TextSeries: Ultimate special forcesPublication details: New York : PowerKids Press, c2013.Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cmISBN:- 1448878829 (library binding)
- 1448879590 (pbk.)
- 9781448878826 (library binding)
- 9781448879595 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 356.166 C773 | Checked out | 06/18/2024 | 33111007071992 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Members of the Air Force protect the United States high above the ground. Mesmerizing color photographs show the pilots in action. Engaging text explains the training soldiers undertake and the missions they go on.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Organization -- 82nd Airborne -- 101st Airborne -- Air assault school -- Jump school -- Parachute drops -- Air assault -- World War II -- Bastogne -- Vietnam -- Grenada -- Persian Gulf -- Iraq -- Afghanistan -- Hurricane Katrina -- Haiti -- Aircraft -- Helicopters -- Special gear -- Weapons -- Glossary.