German Airborne Troops 1939-45

About the author

Bruce Quarrie graduated with honours from Cambridge University in 1968 and started work as a journalist with the Financial Times. He wrote his first book, on wargaming, in 1974. Bruce's principal interest was in World War II, and his definitive Encyclopedia of the German Army was even translated and published in German. Bruce passed away on 4 September 2004.MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Quarrie
• Assisted by: Mike Chappell (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.1983
• EAN: 9780850454802
• ISBN: 978-0-85045-480-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 247 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 191 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration