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b'When people think of the paratroopers of World War II, they tend to think of the European theater \\u2014 the 101st Airborne Division and the Band of Brothers.\\n\\nBut paratroopers were also deployed in the Pacific, and here to unpack their lesser-known but equally epic and heroic story is James Fenelon, a former paratrooper himself and the author of Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood. Today on the show, James tells us about the formation, leadership, and training of the 11th Airborne Division, the role they played in the campaigns of the Pacific \\u2014 which included being dropped one by one out of a tiny plane described as a \\u201clawnmower with wings\\u201d \\u2014how they built a reputation as one of the war\\u2019s most lethal units, and the division\\u2019s surprising connection to the creation of the Twilight Zone. At the end of our conversation, James shares what lessons we all can take away from the exploits and spirit of the 11th Airborne.'