During the Second World War, the German Fallschirmjger (paratroopers)
carried out many successful and daring operations, such as the capture
of the Belgian fortress at Eben Emael in 1940 and the invasion of Crete
in 1941. Hitler's Sky Warriors is a detailed examination of all the
battles and campaigns of the Third Reich's airborne forces, illustrated
throughout by many previously unpublished photographs.
Hitler's Sky Warriors includes detailed accounts of all the ground
campaigns of the parachute divisions, especially in Italy, where their
epic defenses of Monte Cassino entered military legend.
As well as being a comprehensive account of Fallschirmjger battles and
campaigns, Hitler's Sky Warriors includes information on the specialist
weapons and equipment developed for Germany's airborne forces. These
include the paratrooper helmet, the FG 42 automatic rifle, the so-called
'gravity knife', the different jump smocks, parachutes and harnesses,
transport aircraft and gliders.
Hitler's Sky Warriors also contains biographical details on all the main
parachute commanders, such as Kurt Student, Bernhard Herman Ramcke and
Richard Heidrich, and includes appendices that contain information about
divisional orders of battle and Knight's Cross winners. In this way
Hitler's Sky Warriors builds into an extensive and exciting account of
one of the elite formations of military history.
