US Airborne Soldier vs German Soldier
Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, 1943–44
Seiten
2018
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-2856-9 (ISBN)
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-2856-9 (ISBN)
A fully illustrated study into the evolving trial of strength at the height of World War II between American airborne forces and the Wehrmacht.
The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained and most resourceful troops of World War II – all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and would be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield.
The German Wehrmacht grew to rely on a series of defensive measures to combat the airborne threat, including fortifications, localized reserves, and special training to help intercept and disrupt airborne troops both in the air and on the ground. Despite such methods it was cool-headed command and control that would prove to be the real key to blunting the Airborne’s edge.
Using specially commissioned artwork, this book examines the development of the American airborne forces that spearheaded the Allied effort in Sicily, Normandy and Operation Market Garden, and the German countermeasures that evolved in response to the threat of Allied airborne landings.
The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained and most resourceful troops of World War II – all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and would be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield.
The German Wehrmacht grew to rely on a series of defensive measures to combat the airborne threat, including fortifications, localized reserves, and special training to help intercept and disrupt airborne troops both in the air and on the ground. Despite such methods it was cool-headed command and control that would prove to be the real key to blunting the Airborne’s edge.
Using specially commissioned artwork, this book examines the development of the American airborne forces that spearheaded the Allied effort in Sicily, Normandy and Operation Market Garden, and the German countermeasures that evolved in response to the threat of Allied airborne landings.
David Campbell has worked as a freelance new media producer and content specialist for many years, including roles at IBM, the BBC, various internet consultancies and the civil service. He has a broad range of interests in literature and history, including the Middle Ages, the Napoleonic era, naval warfare and the genesis of the ‘military revolution’. He lives in Southsea, UK. Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He’s had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist, illustrating over 30 books for Osprey. He lives in Cardiff, UK.
Introduction
The opposing sides
Combat 1
Combat 2
Combat 3
Analysis
Aftermath
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.07.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Combat |
| Illustrationen | Steve Noon |
| Zusatzinfo | Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 182 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 259 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4728-2856-9 / 1472828569 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-2856-9 / 9781472828569 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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