Storming Eagles

Author : James Lucas
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800329843

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Storming Eagles by James Lucas Pdf

Unstoppable and deadly, this is the gripping story of some of the most feared soldiers in the war The daring, courage and skill of the highly-trained men who spearheaded German assaults in the blitzkrieg of 1940, dropping from the air to seize and overwhelm key invasion points, showed to an alarmed world that a new dimension had been added to the science of warfare. One spectacular success was the invasion and capture of Crete in May 1941, all be it achieved at a terrible price. The German paratroopers were an elite, justifying again and again their great reputation for courage and hard fighting in Russia, North Africa and Italy. Bestselling military historian James Lucas has researched deeply in Allied and German archives and interviewed many of the leading members of the Fallschirmjaegar who survived the war. This is an unmissable and dramatic account of the Second World War’s most frightening elite, perfect for readers of James Holland and Max Hastings.

Author : James Sidney Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:19492206

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Storming Eagles by James Sidney Lucas Pdf

Author : James Sidney Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:1151331320

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Storming Eagles by James Sidney Lucas Pdf

Author : Tim Lynch
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473818231

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Silent Skies by Tim Lynch Pdf

On 10 May 1940 warfare changed forever when gliders swooped down to seize the fortress of Eben Emael in Belgium ahead of the German advance. In the following five years of war, the glider evolved into a war-winning weapon capable of landing men, guns and even tanks with pinpoint precision. Across the world it became a vital element in military planning, yet no full history of glider operations has been written. Tim Lynch, in this graphic and highly readable study, gives vivid accounts of glider operations - some famous, some less well known - in every theatre of the war, in northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Far East and the Pacific. He quotes extensively from the memoirs and eyewitness accounts of the glider pilots and the troops they carried, and he traces the evolution glider tactics over the course of the war.

Author : Bernd Horn
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459743397

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The Wrecking Crew by Bernd Horn Pdf

The Wrecking Crew reveals the dramatic details of Operation Colossus, the first Allied airborne commando raid of the Second World War.

Author : Mark Saliger
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612006901

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The First Bridge Too Far by Mark Saliger Pdf

A vivid chronicle of the first battle between British and German paratroopers—the unsung battle that prefigured the Battle of Arnhem. From July 13 to 16, 1943, British paratroopers fought for control of a strategically important bridge in Sicily. Now, the Battle of Primosole Bridge is brought to life in the first narrative solely dedicated to one of the bloodiest and hardest-fought battles for British airborne troops of World War II. The British paratroopers of the famed 1st Parachute Brigade, known as the “Red Devils,” fought their equally esteemed German paratrooper opponents, known as the “Green Devils,” during the Allies’ first invasion of Hitler’s Fortress Europe. The paratroopers found themselves cut off behind enemy lines with dwindling ammunition as they faced ever-growing enemy forces. Yet they courageously maintained the fight until ground forces arrived to capture the bridge before it was destroyed. The hard-won experience of the 1st Parachute Brigade was then tested only a year later in an almost identical battle on a larger scale: The Battle of Arnhem—the battle christened “a bridge too far.” While Arnhem is well documented, the events at Primosole Bridge deserve to be told at last.

Author : Jonathan Trigg
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445699455

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To VE-Day Through German Eyes by Jonathan Trigg Pdf

'If Germany stays united and marches to the rhythm of its revolutionary socialist outlook, it will be unbeatable. Our indestructible will to life, and the driving force of the Führer’s personality guarantee this.' (Joseph Goebbels, 4 June 1943.) It wasn't and it didn't.

Author : Jonathan Trigg
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781398107236

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Barbarossa Through German Eyes by Jonathan Trigg Pdf

The story of the world’s largest ever invasion through the voices of the men – and women – who witnessed it first-hand.

Author : Jim Ring
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571282401

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Storming the Eagle's Nest by Jim Ring Pdf

From the Fall of France in June 1940 to Hitler's suicide in April 1945, the swastika flew from the peaks of the High Savoy in the western Alps to the passes above Ljubljana in the east. The Alps as much as Berlin were the heart of the Third Reich.'Yes,' Hitler declared of his headquarters in the Bavarian Alps, 'I have a close link to this mountain. Much was done there, came about and ended there; those were the best times of my life . . . My great plans were forged there.'With great authority and verve, Jim Ring tells the story of how the war was conceived and directed from the Fuhrer's mountain retreat, how all the Alps bar Switzerland fell to Fascism, and how Switzerland herself became the Nazi's banker and Europe's spy centre. How the Alps in France, Italy and Yugoslavia became cradles of resistance, how the range proved both a sanctuary and a death-trap for Europe's Jews - and how the whole war culminated in the Allies' descent on what was rumoured to be Hitler's Alpine Redoubt, a Bavarian mountain fortress.

Author : Jonathan Trigg
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445689326

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D-Day Through German Eyes by Jonathan Trigg Pdf

‘We weren’t afraid of the Allies as soldiers, but we were afraid of their materiel – it was going to be men versus machines.’

Author : Pat Seward
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781608704026

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The First Bloody Battles by Pat Seward Pdf

Covers the outbreak of World War II from 1939 to 1941 including Germany's blitzkrieg tactics, the bombing raids on London, the North African campaign, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Author : Eduardo Manuel Gil Martínez
Publisher : Soldiershop Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9788893276238

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Breslau 1945: Hitler's final fortress by Eduardo Manuel Gil Martínez Pdf

In 1944 Adolf Hitler ordered the creation of a defensive line based on fortress cities (festung) capable of stopping the enemy and then serving as a base for a counter-offensive that few saw as possible. Breslau, in Lower Silesia, was one of the chosen cities. For its fortification defensive rings and bunkers were built, artillery was reinforced and the civilian population was militarized. At the time of the Soviet attack the city was immediately surrounded. From February 13th, 1945 to May 6th, 1945, its supply could only come by air and was directed from Berlin. Parachute units arrived on gliders, while on the ground regiments such as the SS “Besslein” repelled the enemy and carried out hand attacks that forced the Russians to defend themselves. Breslau was not conquered: its military commander surrendered the city only when Berlin had already fallen and the fighting in Europe had stopped almost everywhere. During the siege, German forces suffered more than 6.000 deaths and 23.000 wounded to defend Breslau, while the Soviet losses were more than 60.000. The civilian casualties were as high as 80.000. Breslau was the last major city in Germany to surrender, capitulating only two days before the end of the war in Europe. This new issue of the Witness to War collection, illustrated with over a hundred pictures, offers the reader the exciting story of what was the last stronghold of the Reich.

Author : Edmund Blandford
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473814752

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Green Devils–Red Devils by Edmund Blandford Pdf

World War II introduced a new chapter to the history of elite troops - the parachute and glider-borne soldiers of Germany and the Allies, whose story is told in this book. Despite their experimental nature, there is no doubting the successes achieved by both sides. The story of the German airborne corps is traced from its inception - the policemen co-opted into becoming Goering's paras, their army rivals, the revelations of the German disasters, and triumph in Norway, Holland and Belgium before their ultimate test of May 1941. The crucial Battle of Crete is described through the experiences of men who were there, the struggle that broke the back of Hitler's airborne army. Late starters, the British Red Berets came to achieve worldwide fame as crack troops, and the book includes the tales of men who volunteered at the start and saw it through to the end; the triumphs and tragedies of the ordinary soldier, proud to serve in these distinguished regiments. Readers will find not only authentic detail and personal stories, but insights into airborne operations.

Author : Stuart Hylton
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473815728

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Kent and Sussex 1940 by Stuart Hylton Pdf

In June 1940, Britain's front line against the German armies was the coast of Kent and Sussex. Across the Channel, Hitler's forces gathered, preparing for invasion, as the Home Forces struggled desperately to recover from the disaster and miracle of Dunkirk. Occupation of these islands was nearer than for almost nine hundred years. Kent and Sussex 1940, tells the story of the communities that found themselves in the front line, placing their experience within the context of huge historic events.

Author : Jaume Ortiz Forns,Daniel Alfonsea Romero
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780969466

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Modelling Fallschirmjäger Figures 'Tactical withdrawl' Fallschirmjäger on the Eastern Front, 1944 by Jaume Ortiz Forns,Daniel Alfonsea Romero Pdf

This is one of four guides addressing the subject of modelling a German Fallschirmjäger figure model. The major items of Fallschirmjäger uniform and equipment are covered, with an emphasis on specially designed paratrooper items. Clear step-by-step instructions allow the reader to recreate realistic figures in miniture scale with confidence and ease. Among the tutorials covered in this guide are face painting, creating complex camouflage patterns, weathering clothing, and figure conversion techniques, as well as vignette and diorama settings for your figures (creating groundwork and balancing composition). This title provides a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling a Fallschirmjäger on the Eastern Front, 1944. It also provides a comprehensive list of available aftermarket products and kits of all scales. This guide forms part of Osprey Modelling 31 Modelling Fallschirmjäger Figures ebook.