Red boards with gold lettering. Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear, slightly sunned. A nice copy. ; 8 pages of b/w photos, 8 maps, a very short bibliography. ; 7" - 9" Tall; 209 pages; "Charles Whiting captures the terror and the exhilaration of the first parachute combat drop made by the Germans into Holland in May of 1940, and relates the entire dramatic story of Nazi Airborne tactics throughout World War II. We see Luftwaffe General Kurt Student fighting to use his airborne troops, not just as saboteurs but as the essential ... View More...
