The men composing the spearhead of the Allied invasion of France stepped out of their planes 700 feet above the Cotentin peninsula shortly after midnight on June 5th, 1944 to land behind the beaches of Normandy as the largest aerial invasion force yet assembled. Badly scattered by poor drops and facing predicted estimates of 50-90% casualties, they stood alone upon Hitler's Fortress Europa with neither armor support nor heavy equipment. They were not only to hold their ground until relieved from the sea, but were also to attack and secure vital bridges and roads to prevent reinforcement of the beach defenses. This is the story of two American Airborne Divisions, the 82nd and 101st, as they made history in such places as Ste. Mere-Eglise, Foucarville, St. Come-Du-Mont, La Fiere, Pont L'Abbe and Neuville-au-Plain. It is a vivid story of men in combat portrayed in gut-wrenching detail as only ASL can tell it.

Paratrooper has been specially designed as an Introductory Module to provide an inexpensive medium to sample the rich delights of the ASL game system without requiring the purchase of the full Russian/German OB found only in the first ASL module: Beyond Valor. Furthermore, the countermix in Paratrooper serves as a supplement to the Beyond Valor components, rather than an unneeded duplication of those counters should the player decide to expand his ASL collection.