Assault From the Sky
The History of Airborne Warfare 1939-1980s
1st Edition
Published on 20. April 2013
153 pages
978-1-78200-608-4 (ISBN)
Description
A key look at the history of airborne forces from the Second World War to the 1980s, studying their training and equipment as well as their actions in battle.
The introduction of Airborne forces revolutionised military tactics and thinking throughout the twentieth century. In this exciting edition, ex-paratrooper John Weeks presents a history of the Airborne forces across the globe, studying the generals, the planners and parachutists, as well as the aircraft, gliders, weapons and helicopters, alongside a look at their background and their most famous actions, such as Crete, Arnhem, D-Day and the crossing the Rhine.
Within each chapter, Weeks presents detailed analyses of the main airborne forces. Airborne raids caught popular imagination from early in the Second World War, when the Germans carried out daring and alarming raids. The assault is fast and dynamic, and most of all, unpredictable, which in the early 1940s led all participants of the war to develop airborne forces of their own.
The introduction of Airborne forces revolutionised military tactics and thinking throughout the twentieth century. In this exciting edition, ex-paratrooper John Weeks presents a history of the Airborne forces across the globe, studying the generals, the planners and parachutists, as well as the aircraft, gliders, weapons and helicopters, alongside a look at their background and their most famous actions, such as Crete, Arnhem, D-Day and the crossing the Rhine.
Within each chapter, Weeks presents detailed analyses of the main airborne forces. Airborne raids caught popular imagination from early in the Second World War, when the Germans carried out daring and alarming raids. The assault is fast and dynamic, and most of all, unpredictable, which in the early 1940s led all participants of the war to develop airborne forces of their own.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
20 b/w
ISBN-13
978-1-78200-608-4 (9781782006084)
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Person
Colonel John Weeks began his long and distinguished military career with the Staffordshire Regiment before serving in the Parachute Regiment. A well respected author of military books and an instructor at the Royal Military College of Science, he was engaged for many years on the assessment of weapons and weapons systems. He died in 1983.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1. Early Developments
Chapter 2. Europe 1940
Chapter 3. Crete 1941
Special Feature: German Airborne Forces
Chapter 4. North Africa and Sicily 1941-43
Special Feature: US Airborne Forces
Chapter 5. The Pacific 1942-45
Special Feature: Japanese Airborne Forces
Chapter 6. North-West Europe 1944-45
Special Feature: British Airborne Forces
Chapter 7. Far East 1950s
Chapter 8. Middle East and the Congo 1950s and 1960s
Chapter 9. Vietnam
Special Feature: The Air Mobile Division
Chapter 10. Conclusion: Into the 1980s
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Chapter 1. Early Developments
Chapter 2. Europe 1940
Chapter 3. Crete 1941
Special Feature: German Airborne Forces
Chapter 4. North Africa and Sicily 1941-43
Special Feature: US Airborne Forces
Chapter 5. The Pacific 1942-45
Special Feature: Japanese Airborne Forces
Chapter 6. North-West Europe 1944-45
Special Feature: British Airborne Forces
Chapter 7. Far East 1950s
Chapter 8. Middle East and the Congo 1950s and 1960s
Chapter 9. Vietnam
Special Feature: The Air Mobile Division
Chapter 10. Conclusion: Into the 1980s
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the Author
