The fascinating story of the first major airborne operation in history, the swift, bloody tale of the Fallschirmjager of the German Wehrmacht as they battled and won the battles to capture the island of Crete.The drama of Crete marks an epic in warfare. The concept of the operation was highly imaginative, daringly new. Combat elements drawn from Central Europe moved with precision into funnel shaped Greece. Here they re-formed, took shape as a balanced force, were given wings. The operation had the movement, rhythm, harmony of a master’s organ composition. On 20 May and succeeding days this force soared through space; its elements broke over Crete in thundering crescendos – all stops out. For the first time .in history airborne troops, supplied and supported, by air, landed in the face of an enemy, defeated him. For the first time an air force defeated a first-rate Navy, inflicted such staggering losses that the fleet was ordered back to Alexandria three days after the battle started.
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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● ISBN 9781782893189 ● 出版者 Lucknow Books ● 发布时间 2014 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 5762464 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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