Comprehensive Look at WW II's Biggest Airborne Operation

While much has been written about the World War II operations Overlord and Market Garden, comparatively little has been published about Operation Varsity—a glaring omission considering that Varsity, the airborne invasion of Germany across the Rhine, was the war's largest airborne operation. Martin Bowman's book is the first comprehensive history of the campaign and highlights the contributions of the various Allied participants—American, British and Canadian. The book recounts not only the activities of the airborne troops, but also those of the troop-carrying aircraft and gliders that took part in the initial assault and subsequent resupply missions.