Rendezvous with Destiny

First published in 1948 by the Airborne Division Association, this is the first printing of the undated. Enlarged edition with a foreword dated 1965 by Dwight D. Eisenhower and three 1965 prefaces, one by division commander Maxwell D. Taylor, one by A. C. McAuliffe, and one by B. E. Powell.

Black-and-white photographs and maps throughout text. An account of the service of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, with sections on Normandy, Holland, Mourmelon, Bastogne, Alsace, the Ruhr, South Germany and Austria, France, etc. Appendices detail the honor roll, individual decorations, distinguished unit citations, etc.