"D-DAY PARATROOPERS BRITISH CANADIANS FRENCH" WW2 HELMET SMOCK REFERENCE BOOK

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British, Canadian, and other Allied forces saw the success of German paratroopers in 1940, and quickly set about creating their own elite airborne units. British paratroopers jumped on North Africa, Sicily, and Italy in 1942 and 1943 before playing a crucial role in the massive airborne assault on Normandy as part of the D-Day landings. Dropped in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, they engaged in heavy fighting to capture vital bridges around the Caen Canal to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the landing beaches. The Denison smocks, jump helmets, and maroon berets worn by those intrepid British paras have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Jean Bouchery and Philippe Charbonnier to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2012. This "D-DAY PARATROOPERS BRITISH CANADIANS FRENCH" WW2 HELMET SMOCK REFERENCE BOOK is in MINT, unread, new in the wrapper condition, with absolutely no rips, holes, tears, or damage of any kind. Most interestingly, it boasts elegantly illustrated hardcovers, and sports 143 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of British paratrooper Denison smocks, maroon wool berets, steel jump helmets, glider pilot fiber crash helmets, battledress jackets, parachutists trousers, string vests, "ammo" boots, insignia, weapons, vehicles, aircraft, and much, much more. A beautiful example of a "D-DAY PARATROOPERS BRITISH CANADIANS FRENCH" WW2 HELMET SMOCK REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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