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Ailsby. During the Second World War, the German Fallschirmjger (paratroopers) carried out many successful and daring operations, such as the capture of the Belgian fortress at Eben Emael in 1940 and the invasion of Crete in 1941. Hitler's Sky Warriors is a detailed examination of all the battles and campaigns of the Third Reich's airborne forces, and includes information on the specialist weapons and equipment developed for Germany's airborne forces, as well as detailed accounts of all the ground campaigns of the parachute divisions, especially in Italy, where their epic defenses of Monte Cassino entered military legend. In this way Hitler's Sky Warriors builds into an extensive and exciting account of one of the elite formations of military history. 248 pages, illustrated, 9½"x 7½", softcover.
