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By Air to Battle: British First and Sixth Airborne Divisions

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Price: $5.00
Item Number: L0063
By Air to Battle: The Official Account of the British First and Sixth Airborne Divisions
 
Air Ministry
 
This is the official story of the British Airborne, covering their formation, training and operations at Monte Vulture, Bruneval, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Arnhem, and the Rhine.
 
First published in 1945.
 
Military Reference Library #L63
 
  • Available as a PDF file (107 MB) from Merriam Press
  • High quality scan of every page of the original work
  • Not available for downloading
  • Will be shipped by mail on a CDR disc
    • Shipment by first class mail to U.S. customers and airmail to foreign customers
    • PDF files on CDR discs are sent separately from printed books
    • No extra charge for shipping CDRs but the regular small order/shipping charges apply
  • Contents
    • "The wonderful air of dawn"
    • Getting into harness: the parachutist's training
    • The glider and its tug
    • Preliminary bouts: Monte Vulture and Bruneval
    • The Red Devils of North Africa
    • The next act is rehearsed
    • Battle for the Sicilian bridges
    • The Airborne in Italy
    • D-Day: the Sixth Airborne prepares
    • Jumping over the West Wall
    • The left flank held firm
    • Arnhem: the doorstep of Germany
    • The struggle for the crossings
    • The battle of the perimeter
    • "These things befell at Arnhem"
    • The high road into Germany

     

    • 148 pages
    • 7 maps

     


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