Draftee division : the 88th Infantry Division in World War II / by John Sloan, Brown.
by Brown, John Sloan.
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BookPublisher: Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, c1986Description: xii, 225 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0813115817.Subject(s): United States. Army. Infantry Division, 88th -- History | World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United StatesSummary: Of the 90 divisions with which the United States army fought World War II, the all-draftee 88th Infantry--the Blue Devils--was activated to duty in 1943 in only 16 months, a record unmatched in World War II. The division's readiness was proven not by speed of training, however, but in combat. Once again, the American citizen-soldier showed himself to be more than a match for his enemies.
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| 940.53 WER Blitzkrieg / | 940.54 AST A blood-dimmed tide : | 940.54 ATT The attack on Pearl Harbor / | 940.54 BRO Draftee division : | 940.54 ENR Shinano! : | 940.54 FUR Going back : | 940.54 HAR Cross-channel attack / |
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Of the 90 divisions with which the United States army fought World War II, the all-draftee 88th Infantry--the Blue Devils--was activated to duty in 1943 in only 16 months, a record unmatched in World War II. The division's readiness was proven not by speed of training, however, but in combat. Once again, the American citizen-soldier showed himself to be more than a match for his enemies.
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