US Paratrooper 1941-45

by Carl Smith, Mike Chappell (Illustrator)

Overview

In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of the Ardennes, America's airborne warriors proved themselves some of the toughest and most determined soldiers of World War 2. What made these soldiers so special? How were they recruited, how did they learn to jump and fight? What special tactics and equipment did they use? This title looks at what it was like to be one of the United States' airborne elite, through the experiences of the soldiers themselves. It is the story of the men who invariably led the way; the soldiers who flew to battle and walked home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782005230
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/20/2012
Series:	Warrior , #26
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	716,171
File size:	7 MB

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. He has written volumes on the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg and the Pearl Harbor attack in Osprey's Campaign series. Carl 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.
MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey.

Table of Contents

Introduction · Death from above · Airborne Chronology · Recruitment and Training · The Daily Routine · Jump School · Going Overseas · The Combat Jump · Airborne Equipment · Pathfinder's Special Equipment · Glider Infantry · The Paratrooper in Combat · The Pathfinder · Glider Troopers · On the ground · Colour Plate Commentary