US Paratrooper 1941-45: Weapons, Armour, Tactics (Trade Editions) - Softcover

Smith, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184176258X ISBN 13: 9781841762586

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

About the Author:

Carl Smith has had a life long fascination with many aspects of the military history of the United States. A specialist writer of many years' experience, Carl has worked for several popular military magazines and has written volumes on the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg and the Pearl Harbor attack for Osprey. He lives and works in Virginia. Mike Chappell spent 22 years in infantry soldiering, retiring in 1974 as RSM of the 1st Bn., The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers). Since beginning to paint military subjects in 1968 Mike has gained world-wide popularity as a military illustrator, and has been a prolific artist and author for Osprey for well over 20 years. He currently lives and works in Kent.

Synopsis:

In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of the Ardennes, America's paratroopers proved themselves some of the toughest and most determined soldiers of World War II. This title examines what made these soldiers so special, how they were recruited, and how they learned to jump and fight.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 184176258X
• ISBN 13: 9781841762586
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Chappell Mike