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US Airborne Soldier vs. German Soldier

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat

Last Stocked on 5/23/2024

Product Info

Title
US Airborne Soldier vs. German Soldier
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
David Campbell
Publish Year
2018
Pages
80
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147706426
MFG. Part #
OSPCBT33
Type
Softcover
Series
CBT33

Description

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 help intercept and disrupt airborne troops both in the air and on the ground. Despite such methods it was cool-headed command and control that would prove to be the real key to blunting the Airborne's edge.