BRITISH AIRBORNE TROOPS 1940-45. (MACDONALD ILLUSTRATED WAR STUDIES SERIES.)
by Gregory, Barry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0385042477
- ISBN 13
- 9780385042475
- Seller
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Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1974. 160 pp, 8vo (9" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "This systematically arranged book deals comprehensively with the training, insignia, organisation, weapons, equipment, air transport, military operations and unit histories of British airborne forces. Military operations tells the whole war-time story from the ill-fated raid on the Tragino aqueduct in southern Italy in February 1941 to the Rhine-crossing and the closing stages of the recapture of Burma in 1945. Reference is also made to the Special Air Service Regiment and Allied units under command of 1st, 6th and Indian Airborne Divisions. (A) testimony to the courage, selfless dedication and good humour of British Airborne Troops 1940-45." Slight bump at top corner of boards, remainder spray on bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine - moderate at top of flap-folds, minor rubbing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-.
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- Bookseller
- Capricorn Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21221
- Title
- BRITISH AIRBORNE TROOPS 1940-45. (MACDONALD ILLUSTRATED WAR STUDIES SERIES.)
- Author
- Gregory, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0385042477
- ISBN 13
- 9780385042475
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Garden City, New York
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Parachute Commando, Commandos, Training, Insignia, Uniforms, Clothing, Weapons, Equipment, Air transport, Red Devils, Operations, SAS, Special Air Service Regiment, Chindits, 1st Airborne, 6th, 44th Indian, Order Battle, Honours, Gliders, RAF, Royal Air F
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military - World War II; Military - Aviation; Military - Uniforms & Arms;
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