- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Orion; Paperback edition edition (5 Aug 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752803956
- ISBN-13: 978-0752803951
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 19.9 x 2.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 388,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An authoritative and definitive history of the first fifty years of The Parachute Regiment fron an author who has served with both the Paras and the SAS. This book tells the story of the beginnings of the Regiment as a response to the German blitzkreig in 1940. Impressed by the daring of the fallschirmjagerWinston Churchill sought to create a similar force to supplement the actions of the British Army and Airforce. The first and most famous of the early raids-on Bruneval in 1942-is detailed alongside the ill-fated assault in Holland in September 1944 that established The Parachute Regiment as an elite force. the postwar period they have gone on to prove their worth in Suez, Malaya, the Falkland Islands and Northern Ireland.
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Peter Harclerode was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1967, serving in the UK, Middle East and Far East. He has also served in the SAS and the Parachute Regiment.
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We ought to have a corps of at least 5,000 parachute troops, including a proportion of Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians, together with some trustworthy people from Norway and France . . . advantage of the summer must be taken to train these troops, who can nonetheless play their part meanwhile as shock troops in home defence. Read the first page
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We ought to have a corps of at least 5,000 parachute troops, including a proportion of Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians, together with some trustworthy people from Norway and France . . . advantage of the summer must be taken to train these troops, who can nonetheless play their part meanwhile as shock troops in home defence. Read the first page
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British Parachute Regiment
15 Feb 2011
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"PARA" is an excellent self contained book on the British Armies famed Para-Regiment.
Mr.Harclerode has written an excellent book. This and others he has written about the Para's should be read and kept as refernce for any questions you may have about Airborne/Parachute Force.
A "Winner" hands down!!!
Mr.Harclerode has written an excellent book. This and others he has written about the Para's should be read and kept as refernce for any questions you may have about Airborne/Parachute Force.
A "Winner" hands down!!!
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