Discover the history of the mighty 11th Airborne Division in World War II by author, historian and lecturer Jeremy C. Holm, author of WHEN ANGELS FALL: THE 511TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY IN WORLD WAR II. Utilizing personal interviews with veterans who fought with the 11th Airborne Division in World War II, Jeremy has weaved a powerful narrative that follows the origins of this mighty airborne unit from their initial days at Camp Toccoa, Georgia and Camp Mackall, North Carolina to their efforts to save the airborne during the 1943 Knollwood Maneuvers. Follow the division to Camp Polk, Louisiana; Camp Stoneman, California; and Dobodura, New Guinea for intense training and finally through their bloody campaign to retake the island of Leyte from Imperial Japan. The result of over a decade of research and interviews with the last living World War II Angels, in this Volume 1 Jeremy tells the powerful story of the 11th Airborne Division, "The Pacific Theater's Band of Brothers", some of the most elite soldiers in America's military during the war. You'll learn how the Angels influenced the history of the airborne and helped free the Philippines from the iron grip of Imperial Japan.