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Sky Warriors
- British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
- Narrated by: Adam James
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
From bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War.
The legendary ‘Red Devils’ were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill’s instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions: the 1st, 6th and 44th Indian, each composed of parachutists and glider-borne troops. Wearing their distinctive maroon berets, steel helmets and Dennison smocks, they served with distinction in every major theatre of the conflict – including North Africa, Sicily, mainland Europe and the Far East – and played a starring role in some most iconic airborne operations in history: the Bruneval Raid of February 1942; the capture of the Primasole, Pegasus and Arnhem Bridges in July 1943, June 1944 and September 1944 respectively; and Operation Varsity, the biggest parachute drop in history, near Wesel in Germany in March 1945.
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- Medic_Wilson
- 04-06-2024
Outstanding and comprehensive history
This well written story tells the comprehensive story of British airborne forces during World War II. This books tackles both the famous battles and the equally important but lesser known ones as well. The portraits of the men potrayed in these stories honours the legacy and achievements of these extraordinary pioneers in British airborne warfare.
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