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James Maurice Jumpin' Jim Gavin (nacido James Nally Ryan; Nueva York, 22 de marzo de 1907 - Baltimore, 23 de febrero de 1990) fue un Teniente General del Ejército de los Estados Unidos, llamado «el General saltador». Gavin se graduó en la West Point en 1929. Fue el Primer Comandante del 505.º Regimiento de Paracaidistas. Cuando tomó el mando de la 82.ª División Aerotransportada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Gavin era el Mayor General más joven en comandar una División desde la Guerra de Secesión de Estados Unidos. Participó en las operaciones Overlord y Market Garden en Europa, en 1944. Después de la guerra, sirvió en el ejército encabezando el área de Investigación y Desarrollo. Sus investigaciones llevaron a que en la Guerra de Vietnam se utilizaran helicópteros por primera vez en la historia militar, debido a su semejanza con un escuadrón de caballería moderno. Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una galería multimedia sobre James M. Gavin. James M. Gavin en Internet Movie Database (en inglés).. Descubre los libros populares de James Gavin. Encuentra los 100 libros más populares de James Gavin

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  • Diarmuid Gavin sinopsis y comentarios

    Diarmuid Gavin

    Diarmuid Gavin

    His work has long been recognised for its innovation and his reputation for clashes with the socalled gardening 'establishment' are famous. He has won many accolades including Silv...

  • The General & His Daughter sinopsis y comentarios

    The General & His Daughter

    Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy

    The fascinating personal correspondence from a commanding general of the eightysecond Airborne Division to his young daughter during World War II.   James Maurice Gavin left f...

  • Stronger sinopsis y comentarios

    Stronger

    Sheryl Gascoigne

    In 1996, Sheryl became the most famous footballer's wife in Britain when lurid stories of physical abuse by her husband Paul Gascoigne became frontpage news. However, as the most i...

  • September Hope sinopsis y comentarios

    September Hope

    John C. McManus

    Acclaimed historian John C. McManus, author of The Dead and Those About to Die, explores World War II’s most ambitious invasion, Operation Market Garden, an immense, daring offensi...

  • London sinopsis y comentarios

    London

    Roy Porter

    'Roy Porter, a historian of formidable range, turns to urban history in this marvellously lucid, informative and passionate book... Porter's facts are always at the service of the ...

  • ROAR sinopsis y comentarios

    ROAR

    Bruce Wagner

    A new novel by Hollywood’s "master of satire."The myth of an epic, public lifeits triumphs and tragediesis a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of...

  • Out of Character sinopsis y comentarios

    Out of Character

    Alison Steadman

    The first memoir from the national treasure, critically acclaimed actress and muchloved Gavin and Stacey star.Growing up in Liverpool as the entertainer of the family, impersonatin...

  • May I Have Your Attention Please? sinopsis y comentarios

    May I Have Your Attention Please?

    James Corden

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHYSo... the story of my life. I've often thought about this moment, about what it would be like to write my memoirs. I always thought it wou...

  • LTG James M. Gavin: Theory And Influence sinopsis y comentarios

    LTG James M. Gavin: Theory And Influence

    Major Edward P. Gavin

    This monograph approached Lieutenant General James M. Gavin as a military theorist and explored his influence as the Army transitioned from World War II to the Cold War. Gavin’s th...

  • Summary of James Gavin's George Michael sinopsis y comentarios

    Summary of James Gavin's George Michael

    Everest Media

    Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 George’s father, Jack, was the model of a selfmade 1960s man’s man. He had grown ...

  • The Secret of Directional Investing sinopsis y comentarios

    The Secret of Directional Investing

    James P. Pinkerton

    To know the trend, spot the trend, or shape the trend is to make money.The trend is your friendinvestors know that. But the biggest money comes from the biggest events. The more de...

  • Our Uninvited Guests sinopsis y comentarios

    Our Uninvited Guests

    Julie Summers

    'Julie Summers has an amazing instinct for unearthing good stories and telling quotes.' Craig Brown, The Mail On Sunday. 'This is an enjoyable book, peppered with examples of under...

  • Deep in a dream sinopsis y comentarios

    Deep in a dream

    James Gavin

    La gran biografía de Chet Baker, el legendario trompetista y cantante de jazz.Desde 1950, cuando un atractivo joven de Oklahoma apareció en la Costa Oeste como nuevo príncipe del c...

  • Gavin at War sinopsis y comentarios

    Gavin at War

    Lewis Sorley

    “Gavin at War provides a lively selfportrait. His diary is especially notable for its skeptical assessments of his comrades and his Army.” The New York TimesWinner, 2022 Army Hist...