A Photographic History of Airborne Warfare, 1939-1945

by Simon Forty and Jonathan Forty

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399020757
• ISBN13: 9781399020756
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages