Few of the combatants of World War II have captured the imagination as compulsively as the Fallschirmjäger. Boldness and courage were vital characteristics in

A retired U.S. Army Master Parachutist, strategist, and military historian analyzes the actions of one German special forces group during World War II. In June

Action-adventure narrative about elite German airborne troops.

While the fledgling German paratroop operations in Belgium and the Netherlands in 1940, and on Crete in 1941, attracted worldwide attention, what is not as well

From the battles over the Low Countries in 1940, to the seizure of Crete, to fighting on the Eastern Front and Italy, this fascinating pictorial guide focuses o