Falling from Grace: The German Airborne (Fallschirmjager) in World War II

by Chris Mason

Nazi Germany pioneered the use of airborne forces in the 20th century and used them effectively early in the war as part of integrated, combined-arms offensives. Yet the German airborne branch literally self-destructed in 1941. What happened, how did the Germans react, and what historical insights in the use of airborne forces can modern day planners derive from the German experience?

In the late 1930's, an aggressive and innovative rearmament...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160888032X
• ISBN13: 9781608880324
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Nimble Books
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"