Assaults from the Sky

by Martin W. Bowman

This is the second volume of a comprehensive five part work on D-Day that includes a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied and German Aviation personnel 'who were there'. Overlord began with an assault by more than 23,000 airborne troops, 15,500 of them American, behind enemy lines to soften up the German troops and to secure key objectives. 6,600 paratroopers of the US 101st 'Screaming Eagles' Division in 633 C-47s and 83 gliders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781591164
• ISBN13: 9781781591161
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.2"