Sky Warriors - British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

From acclaimed historian Saul David, a stunning and gripping new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War. The legendary ''Red Devils'' were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill''s instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions: the 1st, 6th and 44th Indian, each composed of parachutists and glider-borne troops. Wearing their distinctive maroon berets, steel helmets and Dennison smocks, they served with distinction in every major theatre of the conflict - including North Africa, Sicily, mainland Europe and the Far East - and played a starring role in some most iconic airborne operations in history: the Bruneval Raid of February 1942; the capture of the Primasole, Pegasus and Arnhem Bridges in July 1943, June 1944 and September 1944 respectively; and Operation Varsity, the biggest parachute drop in history, near Wesel in Germany in March 1945.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Saul David
• Edition: William Collins
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 25.04.2024
• EAN: 9780008522179
• ISBN: 978-0-00-852217-9
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 48 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, True war & combat stories, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), True war and combat stories, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater