-- Fills an important niche in the literature of World War II -- Features more than 200 photographs, many of them from private collections and previously unpublished -- Extensively researched and written by a leading expert on the armed forces of the Third Reich Drawing together hundreds of images, Hitler's Sky Warriors presents a unique examination of the German airborne soldier in World War II. Comprehensive and authoritative, it includes chapters on the fallschirmjager arm's recruitment and training, its specialized ...
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-- Fills an important niche in the literature of World War II -- Features more than 200 photographs, many of them from private collections and previously unpublished -- Extensively researched and written by a leading expert on the armed forces of the Third Reich Drawing together hundreds of images, Hitler's Sky Warriors presents a unique examination of the German airborne soldier in World War II. Comprehensive and authoritative, it includes chapters on the fallschirmjager arm's recruitment and training, its specialized equipment, its operations in the Low Countries in 1940, its seizure of Crete in 1941, and its role as a ground combat force on the Eastern Front and in Italy. With biographical details on all the main parachute commanders, this exciting book is an extensive account of an elite formation of military history.
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