Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces In The Second World War Saul David William Collins Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

The Sunday Times Bestseller From Bestselling Historian Saul David A Riveting New History Of British Airborne Experience Across Second World War Legendary ‘Red Devils’ Were Among Finest Combat Troops Created At Churchill’s Instigation In June 1940 They Began As Single Parachute Battalion 500 Men And Grew Into Three 10 000-Strong Divisions: 1St 6Th 44Th Indian Each Composed Parachutists Glider-Borne Wearing Their Distinctive Maroon Berets Steel Helmets Dennison Smocks Served With Distinction Every Major Theatre Conflict – Including North Africa Sicily Mainland Europe Far East Played Starring Role Some Most Iconic Operations History: Bruneval Raid February 1942 Capture Primasole Pegasus Arnhem Bridges July 1943 1944 September Respectively Operation Varsity Biggest Drop Near Wesel Germany March 1945 Sky Warriors Is An Accomplished Act Storytelling Authoritative Far-Reaching Deeply Moving Building Narrative Ground-Up Draws On Multiple Archives Published Memoirs Unpublished Diaries Letters Interviews Participants End Result Dramatic Forces’ Recruitment Training Wartime Exploits This First Time Complete Story Forces Has Been Told Σελίδες: 576 Διαστάσεις: 15 9X15 9Cm