Название: Airborne Assault on Holland
Издательство: Headquarters, Army Air Forces
Страниц: 63
Формат: PDF
Размер: 24 мб
Качество: среднее
Язык: Английский
Год: 1992
wings at War Series, No. 4
Highlights the role of airpower as the Allies attempted to penetrate the Siegfried Line and reflects the circumstances of the time. Allied airborne and glider-borne units converged on Arnhem. Unfortunately, stiff German resistance forced their eventual withdrawal. This boldly conceived operation involved the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in a variety of missions: troop transport, fighter escort, flak neutralization, air cover, and re-supply of ground forces