Rendezvous With Destiny: A History Of The 101st Airborne Division

by Leonard Rapport, Arthur Northwood Jr.

Includes over 100 maps and dozens of illustrations

New York Times review: “For sheer adventure few writers of fiction surpass this real-life, name-and-date story of men bound together in a combat outfit.”

“The 101st Airborne Division, which was activated on August 16, 1942, at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, has no history, but it has a rendezvous with destiny…” Maj.-Gen. William Lee commanding officer 1942.

Rendezvous with Destiny: A History of the 101st Airborne Division, is unique among military histories. Never before has such a detailed study been made of the organization, training and operations of a single division of the United States Army. Each action in which the Division took part has been minutely studied and checked against available operations reports and the memories of the men who were there. From the beaches of Normandy to Hitler’s Berchtesgaden hideaway the 101st Airborne fought their way across Nazi-Occupied Europe to Victory.

Genres: History, Military Fiction, World War II, Nonfiction, Military History

1391 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1948

Reviews

[Jesper Jorgensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I believe that books are like people: Either you and the book at hand 'click' or, you don't.
This book and I did not. I can't explain why, we just didn't.

[WILLIAM ENGLISH · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent well documented story of the 101st Airborne Divivision

I think this is one of the most comprehensive books written about the 101st from beginning to end. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to know more about the soldiers of the 101st during ww2.

Jeff English

[Bill V · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like the book. While I learned a few things about the 101st Division, they weren't enough to justify 800 pages. There are no formal chapters. There are a multitude of photos but many of them are blurry. I wouldn't recommend this book for the vast majority of readers.

[Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

An illustrated, very complete book about the history of this famous division from its creation in 1942 until the book was written in 1963. This is a volume of almost 900 pages in rather small print. It's not something the casual reader will be interested in. If you like detailed, blow by blow accounts of close combat action and the extraordinary stories of ordinary soldiers, I recommend it highly.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive history of the 101st Airborne Division campaigns in Europe in World War II. Very detailed book covering the Normandy, Market Garden, Bastogne and Germany campaigns. It is a massive book and will test your will to complete it, but it is deep with airborne history.

[Christel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on the history of the 101St Airborne before during and afterWorld War II. This is a very rare book and extremely hard to sind. But a great read for a military history buff