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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Airborne Operations"”.
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The establishment and initial development of a British airborne force, June 1940-January 1942
… and initial development of a British airborne force. Beginning with an examination of airborne development outside the UK up to 1940, it traces the growing British use of air transport as a tool for imperial policing in the inter-war period, and examines why this did not lead to the …
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The Development of Britain's Airborne Forces during the Second World War
The operational history of Britain's airborne forces during the Second World War ranges from small-scale raids in 1941 through to full divisional deployments in 1944 and 1945. British airborne warfare during the war appears to be characterised by a lack of consistency or apparently observable …
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The Effectiveness of Allied Airborne Units on D-Day
The effectiveness of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions during, Operation Neptune, on D-Day was researched. Through the use of memoirs written by paratroopers who took part in the para-jump during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944 and other secondary sources written about the airborne, …
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The Last German Victory: Combat Doctrine and Tactical Performance in Operation Market Garden, September 1944
… Operation Market Garden, the failed Allied airborne invasion of German-occupied Holland in September 1944 by comparing the combat doctrines and practices of the British and German forces that engaged in the campaign, particularly with regards to command and control and the employment of …