Carl Smith

US Paratrooper 1941-45 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Chappell, Mike

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of the Ardennes, America's airborne warriors proved themselves some of the toughest and most determined soldiers of World War 2. What made these soldiers so special? How were they recruited, how did they learn to jump and fight? What special tactics and equipment did they use? This title looks at what it was like to be one of the United States' airborne elite, through the experiences of the soldiers themselves. It is the story of the men who invariably led the way; the soldiers who flew to battle and walked home.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782005612
• Artikelnr.: 45095187

Autorenporträt

Carl Smith has had a life long fascination with many aspects of the military history of the United States. A specialist writer of many years experience, Carl has worked for several popular military magazines, and has written several volumes on the key battles of the Civil War in the Osprey Campaign series. Carl lives and works in Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction · Death from above · Airborne Chronology · Recruitment and
Training · The Daily Routine · Jump School · Going Overseas · The Combat
Jump · Airborne Equipment · Pathfinder's Special Equipment · Glider
Infantry · The Paratrooper in Combat · The Pathfinder · Glider Troopers ·
On the ground · Colour Plate Commentary