On to Berlin

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"On to Berlin" is a World War II memoir by U.S. Army General James M. Gavin recounting his experiences leading airborne forces in the European theater.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
memoir
non-fiction book
about 82nd Airborne Division
U.S. Army
airborne infantry
campaigns in Western Europe
combat operations
military leadership
paratroopers
author James M. Gavin
countryOfOrigin United States
describes experiences of U.S. airborne forces in Europe
featuresCharacter James M. Gavin
focusesOn execution of airborne assaults
operational challenges in European theater
planning of airborne operations
tactical decision-making
genre military memoir
war memoir
hasFormat print
hasPerspective first-person account
historicalContext Allied invasion of Europe
campaigns leading to Berlin
intendedAudience general readers
military history enthusiasts
students of World War II
language English
literaryForm autobiographical narrative
literaryGenre historical memoir
mainSubject European Theater of Operations
World War II
airborne operations
narrativeLocation Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Normandy
Sicily
portraysRoleOf airborne division commander
setting European Theater of World War II
timePeriodCovered 1943–1945
Second World War
workOf James M. Gavin

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin
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