Assault From the Sky a History of Airborne Warfare by John Weeks ISBN 13: 9780729600088

Westbridge, 1978-09-18. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.9949 cent in x 29.7716 cent in x 20.5838 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post

Books for Pleasure, Sydney, NSW, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 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 a 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. 192 pages. Light foxing to top of page edges. Previous owners stamp on front… Read More