British Paratrooper vs Fallschirmjäger

Mediterranean 1942–43

British Paratrooper vs Fallschirmjäger cover

Description

The airborne forces of Britain and Germany were among their best troops of World War II and when they met in battle the result was a brutal trial of strength. British paratroopers and German Fallschirmjäger clashed repeatedly and their training, tactics, experience, morale and weaponry were tested against each other, not least in the three bruising encounters outlined here, in Tunisia and Sicily. From the British attempts to seize the airfields at Depienne and Oudna to the bloody night battle for Green Hill and the bitter struggle for Primosole Bridge in Sicily, these highly trained parachute troops clashed with their opposite numbers, gaining experience, refining tactics and learning valuable lessons.

Product details

Published Sep 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781472804747
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 40 b/w; 23 col
Series Combat
Short code CBT 1
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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David Greentree

David Greentree graduated from the University of Y…

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Johnny Shumate

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator li…

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