| Title:
Airborne
Assault – Parachute Forces in Action, 1940 – 91
by Bruce Quarrie. |
| Description:
From
the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in 1940 to the
American deployment of airborne troops during the first
Gulf War, this book describes how airborne forces have played
a critical role during the assault stage of numerous military
operations. It includes first hand accounts of several missions
and gives an insight into the life of a parachute soldier,
who they are and how they are recruited. It tells of both
the triumphs and the tragedies of this particular aspect
of soldiering. |
| Author:
The
author has written several books on military history and
war gaming, with a particular emphasis on Germany and the
Third Reich. His other books include Lightening Death, the
story of the Waffen-SS and of Hitler’s Teutonic Knights,
Hitler’s Samurai, and The Encyclopaedia of the German
Army in the 20th Century. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published : First
published 1991. |
Edition:
This
edition 1991. |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
good condition. Has original price of £15.99 on inside
of dust cover. |
Book
Condition : Very
good condition, containing 216 pages, at least 20 of which
are illustrations. Name written on inside of cover, hence
the lower price,
otherwise very good condition. |
| Publisher:
Patrick
Stephens Ltd, Somerset, England. |
| ISBN:
0-85059-807-9. |
| Size
& Weight: 24cm
x 16.2cm ((H
x W).
2.5 cm thick. |
