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The Greatest Generation - World War 2: Diary of a 1st & 6th Airborne Paratrooper during the Second World War

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The Greatest Generation - World War 2: Diary of a 1st & 6th Airborne Paratrooper during the Second World War

By: Albert Childs
Narrated by: Albert Jack
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The Greatest Generation is the firsthand account of an English soldier who began his army career with the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, raided with David's Sterling's Special Air Service, volunteered for the 1st Airborne Division, and took part in their first ever jump. He then transferred to the 6th Airborne in 1943, and with them, he dropped at Pegasus Bridge, battled the Bulge, jumped the Rhine, and fought through Northern Germany to meet the Russians on the Baltic Coast, where they celebrated together with vodka.

Albert arrested Joseph Kramer, the Beast of Belsen, escorted Prince Olaf of Norway during peacekeeping duties, and finally confronted Jewish nationalists in Palestine.

Now, for the first time, his personal account is available and provides a fascinating insight into the minds of the men of the parachute brigade who carried out such dangerous wartime operations.

Narrated by his grandson Albert Jack.

©2015 Albert Jack (P)2018 Albert Jack Military

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Short and profound

This is not a beautifully written, encyclopedic account of the author's experiences - it is much more direct and brief, and none the worse for it.

The author takes you on an quick journey through the atand-out points in his military career and then ties it together in the end with the effects it had on him personally. The price exacted from him for operating in an environment like that for years on end.

He managed to show me the difficulties that surviving soldiers are left with in a way that all previous books hadn't.

Well worth the 2.5 hours of your time. And thankyou Albert Childs for your sacrifices.

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