Us Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942-44

by Gordon L. Rottman

While the best-known multi-division airborne operations were carried out in the European Theater of Operations (such as the Normandy landings and Market Garden), a significant number of airborne assaults were conducted in the Mediterranean Theater in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Southern France. These included parachute drops and in some instances glider assaults and provided valuable learning experience for the men and units that would lead...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841769207
• ISBN13: 9781841769202
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"