US Airborne Soldier vs German Soldier

The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained, and most resourceful troops of World War II--all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and which would in most operational circumstances be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield. The German Wehrmacht grew to rely on a series of defensive measures to combat the airborne threat, including fortifications, localized reserves, and special training to help intercept and disrupt airborne troops both in the air and on the ground. Despite such methods it was cool-headed command and control that would prove to be the real key to blunting the Airborne's edge.

Using specially commissioned artwork, this book examines the development of the American airborne forces that spearheaded the Allied effort in Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, and the German countermeasures that evolved in response to the threat of Allied airborne landings.

Forta aeriana a SUA a lansat unele dintre cele mai dure, mai bine antrenate si mai ingenioase trupe ale celui de-al doilea razboi mondial - toate calitatile necesare intr-o forta usor armata si care in cele mai multe circumstante operationale ar fi inconjurata din momentul in care a aterizat campul de lupta. Wehrmacht-ul german a crescut sa se bazeze pe o serie de masuri defensive pentru a combate amenintarea aeriana, inclusiv fortificatii, rezerve localizate si pregatire speciala pentru a ajuta la interceptarea si perturbarea trupelor aeriene atat in aer, cat si la sol.