British Paratrooper 1940-45

British Paratrooper 1940-45

Author
Skinner, RebeccaTurner, Graham
Publisher
Osprey Publishing;Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Language
English
Year
2015
Page
66 pages
ISBN
9781472805126,9781472805140,9781472805133,1472805135
File Type
epub
File Size
13.6 MiB

This new history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, details the unique training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmjäger in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940. From these beginnings the Parachute Regiment became one of the foremost units of the British Army both in World War II and up to the present day.

A wealth of first-hand and until now unpublished materials brings the history of the ordinary Para to life, drawing on the author's position as a curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrations and photographs illuminate the equipment and combat performance of the elite 'paras' in the context of some of the most significant campaigns of World War II, including D-Day and Operation market-garden.

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