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Airborne Warfare 1941-1945 #PPCSFT0010
 
Airborne Warfare 1941-1945
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$6.99
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Used
Genre:
Aviation
Company:
Phoebus Publishing Company

 The book, Airborne Warfare 1941-1945, covers the development and use of Allied and Axis airborne troops during the 1941 to 1945 timeframe.  While the German's early on took the initiative in using airborne troops in World War II, it was not long before the other main antagonists including Great Britain, Japan and the United States recognized the value of this form of troop deployment and trained forces of their own to quickly deploy soldiers behind enemy lines.  "Airborne Warfare 1941-1945" chronicles the use of Allied airborne troops as part of their landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Holland and Germany.  The Axis use of airborne forces primarily German glider troops and paratroopers in North Africa, Italy and Luxemburg is also reviewed.  The content of "Airborne Warfare 1941-1945" generally follows the World War II timeline from 1941 through the end of the war in Europe in 1945.  The major sections of "Airborne Warfare 1941-1945" are as follows: 1) The US Airborne; 2) Airborne in North Africa; 3) The Invasion of Sicily; 4) The Italian Campaign; 5) The Russian Front; 6) D-Day: Operation Neptune; 7) Operation Market Garden; 8) Beyond the Rhine and 9) Pacific and South-East Asia.  "Airborne Warfare 1941-1945" also includes color illustrations complete with technical specifications for the following aircraft: 1) Douglas C-47 "Skytrain"; 2) Waco Cg-4A; 3) Me 323 E2-WT; 4) Gotha 244; 5) Junkers Ju 352; 6) The British experimental Rotaplane; 7) Westland Lysander; 8) Gal Hamicar; 9) Mitsubishi Ki-21 and Kokusai Ku-7.  In addition to an informative narrative and colored aircraft illustrations highlighted above, "Airborne Warfare 1941-1945" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 36 black and white photographs; 2) 4 rare wartime color photographs; 3) About 10 black and white illustrations; 4) Approximately 67 color illustrations and 5) 10 maps.  This book is 64 pages and is in good condition.  The authors are Barry Gregory and John Batchelor.  Edition published in 1979.

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