Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945
Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945

Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945

L20170028
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For the first time in both the West and Russia, a book brings together, among 900 expertly captioned illustrations, more than 400 period photographs — the majority previously unpublished — tracing the birth and rise of military and pre-military parachuting in the Soviet Union.

 

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The fruit of twenty years of research and contacts across Russia, this book also presents an exceptional collection of insignia and documents relating to the organisation and rise to strength of the first airborne units.

Rich in biographies and portraits of the key figures behind this expansion, it addresses both the military aspects (pioneers, equipment, doctrine, commando training and the role of the special services) and the social, cultural and artistic dimensions of a remarkable mobilisation of youth around a sporting, technical and patriotic ideal. It does not gloss over the tragedies resulting from accidents and purges, nor the very mixed success of the Soviet airborne arm during the Second World War.

It also covers the training, in 1935 at Tushino, of the first French military parachute instructors and their Soviet instructors.

Author 1
Gaston ERLOM
Publication date
May 26, 2017
Pages
264
Language
French
Publisher
HISTORY & COLLECTIONS

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