ON WINGS OF HEALING

The Story of the Airborne Medical Services 1940-1960

von Lieut-Colonel Howard N. Cole

270 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

With the development during the Second World War of glider-and parachute borne troops as a separate arm of the regular Army, the need was recognised for and Airborne Medical Service to fly, jump and land with the front-line soldiers. This book describes how the Service was formed in 1941 - largely due to the foresight and energy of its Senior Medical Officer, Brigadier A.Austin Eagger - and of the subsequent campaigns in which it took part. These include: North Africa, Italy, Greece, Normandy, Arnhem, and the Rhine. Originally published in 1963, and now re-issued by the Naval & Military Press, this is a fine and inspiring record of service and sacrifice in the field.

• Reihe: No Series Linked
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781845747954
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.11.2009
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press