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A Photographic History of Airborne Warfare 1939-1945
por Simon & Jonathan Forty
- Novo
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Novo/New
- ISBN 10
- 1399011146
- ISBN 13
- 9781399011143
- Livreiro
-
Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
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Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2021. On 10 May 1940 German Fallschirmj ger stormed the Dutch fort of Eben-Emael, south of Maastricht. The brilliantly executed operation was the first signal success by airborne troops in the Second World War and it made the military world sit up and take notice. Improved parachutes and the creation of gliders that could carry troops meant that assault forces could be dropped or landed behind enemy lines. This was a significant new tactic which had a dramatic impact on several of the key campaigns, and it is the subject of Simon and Jonathan Forty's in-depth, highly illustrated history. They tell the story of the development of airborne forces, how they were trained and equipped, and how they were landed and put into action in every theatre of the global conflict. The results were mixed. German airborne forces were victorious on Crete, but the cost was so great that Hitler vowed never to use them in the same way again. The Allies saw things differently. After Crete they built up elite units who would play important roles in later battles -in Normandy, for example, where the British 6th Airborne Division took vital bridges prior to the D-Day landings. These are just two examples of the many similar operations on the Western and Eastern Fronts and in the Pacific which are covered in this wide-ranging book. It offers the reader a fascinating insight into airborne warfare over seventy years ago.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Livreiro
- Allen Williams Books
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 161530
- Título
- A Photographic History of Airborne Warfare 1939-1945
- Autor
- Simon & Jonathan Forty
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Novo
- Condição de sobrecapa
- New
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1399011146
- ISBN 13
- 9781399011143
- Editorial
- Pen & Sword Military
- Local de publicação
- Barnsley
- Data de publicação
- 2021
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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