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, Dee Why West, New South Wales, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 192 pp., introduction by author, glossary, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. Pale grey coloured endpapers. Black and white photographic half title page and title page, showing military parachutists. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white and coloured photographs, maps and coloured illustrations. Dark red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Corners of the book are slightly bumped but the head and heel of spine are quite heavily bumped. Dust marks to the top book edge and to the top paper edge. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a montage of different aspects of air warfare, with maroon coloured background, with white writing on the front panel and spine. Corners of the dust wrapper are slightly chipped, and there is one tear on the top dust wrapper front panel. Dustwrapper slightly rubbed and faded, and the bottom edge is likewise. This… Read More

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