Author: TURNER PUBLISHING COMPANY STAFF
Title: 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep) - Sky Soldiers
Description: Paducah, Kentucky, Turner Publ. 1993. 1993. (ISBN: 1563110717) Hardcover . Hardback, quarto, appx 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches,165 pages, VG to VG+/no dj (as issued). Snug square binding, no names no writing, corners very minor rubbing + lower corner back cover shows a bump, f&b covers very light bit of surface rubbing + back cover a few superficial scratches (one a little worse but none break through the surface). B&W photos throughout. Online blurb: (quote) Walk with THE HERD through the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia. The 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep) was the first infantry brigade to fight & the only airborne group to make a combat jump in Vietnam.(unquote) And if I have all this correct, a detailed unit history (constituted 1917, inactivated 1972) w/ unit Bibliography can be found pp 699-702 in 1999 book Armies, Corps, Divisions and Separate Brigades by John B. Wilson (shown online on the Army Lineage Series page of the U.S. Army Center of Military History). Due to size and weight International order will require additional postage. Very Good.

Keywords: Military History Vietnam 1563110717