Gabel Kurt. The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II

University Press of Kansas, 1990. — 282 p. — (Modern War Studies).In World War II, few American soldiers equalled the gallantry of the Army's airborne divisions. These forces were often dropped behind enemy lines, and despite casualties they triumphed in some of the bloodiest fighting of the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. One such paratrooper was Kurt Gabel, and this is his story.