John Greenacre

Churchill's Spearhead covers the inception, growth, and employment of Britain's airborne forces (parachute and glider-borne formations) between June 1940 and March 1945. It takes a comparative approach and follows tailored lines of development. Each of these lines—politics and policy, equipment and technology, personnel and training, command and control, and concepts and doctrine—influence each other. The contents include: Politics and Policy:...