Research Catalog

Title

Jump into hell : German paratroopers in World War II / Franz Kurowski.

Author

Kurowski, Franz.

Publication

Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2010.

Details

Description

v, 355 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Uniform Title

Deutsche Fallschirm-Jäger, 1939-1945 English.

Alternative Title

Deutsche Fallschirm-Jäger, 1939-1945

Subject

• Germany. Heer > History > 20th century
• World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, German

Note

• Translated from German.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

From paratroopers to airborne forces, the buildup -- Paratroopers at war -- Put to the test -- Between the campaign in the west and Crete -- Hell was a place called Crete -- Paratroopers in the Soviet Union -- Rebuilding the airborne corps -- Sicily and Italy -- The end in the west.

ISBN

• 9780811705820
• 081170582X

LCCN

^^2009028377