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COMBAT JUMP: THE AMERICAN INVASION OF SICILY, JULY 1943 (SE343)

SE – Special Event

Combat Jump chronicles the first large-scale airborne invasion by American forces during the assault on Sicily in July 1943. The operation served as a critical test for the newly formed U.S. airborne units and was led by 36-year-old James M. Gavin in his first combat action.

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INSTRUCTOR: Ed Rugerro

RUGERRO, ED — B.A., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY; M.A., English, University of North Carolina. He is the author of numerous books including one on the U.S. airborne invasion of Sicily entitled Combat Jump: The Young Men Who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July 1943. (SE343)

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