US Airborne Soldier Vs German Soldier: Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, 1943-44

by David Campbell and David Campbell

The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained, and most resourceful troops of World War II--all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and which would in most operational circumstances be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield. The German Wehrmacht grew to rely on a series of defensive measures to combat the airborne threat, including fortifications, localized reserves, and special training to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472828569
• ISBN13: 9781472828569
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"