Jump Into Hell: German Paratroopers in World War II

by Franz Kurowski

Overview

Jump into Hell is the action-adventure narrative of the elite German airborne troops in World War II, covering recruitment, organization, training, and combat on all fronts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811771153
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	04/01/2022
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	1,062,525
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army during World War II and later wrote over one hundred books.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 From Paratroopers to Airborne Forces, the Buildup 1

Chapter 2 Paratroopers at War 16

Chapter 3 Put to the Test 28

Chapter 4 Between the Campaign in the West and Crete 62

Chapter 5 Hell was a Place Called Crete 73

Chapter 6 Paratroopers in the Soviet Union 188

Chapter 7 Rebuiding the Airborne Corps 213

Chapter 8 Sicily and Italy 248

Chapter 9 The End in the West 296

Rank Comparisons 348

Select Bibliography 349

Acknowledgments 352

Index 353