Author: Piehl, Hauptmann; Hauptmann
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Year: 1997
ISBN: 0764302302
Binding: Pictorial Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, 90 pages. This rare volume was originally published in Germany during WW2 and now makes its first appearance in an English language edition. It is a study of Germany's paratroops to the end of 1943 and includes: a history of German paratroop training; combat histories of German paratroop operations in Norway, Holland, Greece, Crete, North Africa and on the Russian Front; and a short history of the paratroop forces of other nations. This volume contains over 95 rare images of the Fallschirmjager during training and in action.