This new book tells the complete story of the famous 82nd Airborne
Division from its formation in 1917, through its legendary World War II
campaigns (Sicily, Normandy and Holland), Vietnam, Grenada, Nicaragua,
Operation Desert Storm to the present, and examines the many changes
from a World War I infantry division to the rapid deployment
organization it is today. The 82nd helped develop the concepts of
airborne warfare during World War II. After the war the 82nd continued
to develop airborne techniques and trained to provide the United States
with a strategic deployment force. Since World War II, the Division has
been called upon to assist in domestic and foreign disturbances. Since
World War I the Division has gone through many changes, but it still
bears its World War I nickname: the "All American."