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US Airborne soldier vs German soldier: Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, 1943-44

By Steve , Campbell , David; Noon

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing (UK); Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year
2018
ISBN
9781472828569, 9781472828552, 9781472828545, 9781472828576, 1472828569
ASIN
B07CGSDTD5,B07CGSDTD5
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
9 MB (9137803 bytes)
Series
Combat 33
Pages
81 pages: illustrations (some colour), maps\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:29:58
Military;Military History;History

Description

The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained, and most resourceful troops of World War II--all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and which would in most operational circumstances be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield. The German Wehrmacht grew to rely on a series of defensive measures to combat the airborne threat, including fortifications, localized reserves, and special training to help intercept and disrupt airborne troops both in the air and on the ground. Despite such methods it was cool-headed command and control that would prove to be the real key to blunting the Airborne's edge. Using specially commissioned artwork, this book examines the development of the American airborne forces that spearheaded the Allied effort in Sicily, Normandy, and OperationMarket Garden, and the German countermeasures that evolved in response to the threat of Allied airborne landings.

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