Sky Warriors
British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
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Adam James
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Saul David
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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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- mike
- 14-01-25
Outstanding
Excellent narration with colourful impersonations which made a detailed and sometimes brutal story more entertaining . Good account of Airborne forces , their raw courage . It is tragic how many men didn’t make it to the battlefield due to the risks , weather, pilot error , glider crash landings and audacious planning . Lightly armed unsupported troops taking heavy casualties taking their objective inspite of overwhelming odds and danger .
What men are these?
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- mcfontaine
- 16-05-24
Just Brilliant
Yet again Saul David tell a compelling and detailed story. Many WW2 historians will tell the ‘bigger picture’ by focusing in on individual people, but in my option no one does it as well as Saul. He brings the people alive and makes the stories more personal and engaging.
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- M. Eaton
- 29-05-24
A new appreciation for British Airborne Forces
I had high expectations of Sky Warriors after reading Devil Dogs and Saul David doesn't disappoint. The story arc is well structured and holds focus, offering tantalizing glimpses of rabbit holes to explore further in the future (such as the use of airborne troops in the Far East). The historical characters he describes are vivid and make the listener want to find out more. Interesting to hear Saul's analysis of Arnhem, particularly around the role of Urquhart - and I'm still not a fan of Browning.
The audiobook's narration may not be everyone's cup of tea. However, if you like Allo Allo and can bear with ze accents, the performance doesn't get in the way of a great book.
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- hayley waterhouse``
- 03-05-24
A well rounded account
This book gives a wwll rounded account of the British Paratrooper during WW2. Refreshing given the often American-centric modern takes. The book keeps a good pace and charts well known operations alongside little known ones. The Narration is on the whole good however there are a few questionable accents used but this could just be personal preference
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- Mr. J. Derrick
- 13-01-25
Engaging, well written
SD has done a great job here. Very enjoyable. When people write about airborne troops, it can be either all positive or negative. Saul, has great balance.
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- Harry Jones
- 01-06-24
AIRBORNE
great in history of the British Airborne Forces! Worth a listen and some amazing stories of the Airborne Warriors of WWII
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- Luke
- 02-12-24
I couldn't stop listening.
Listening to this really zoned me out, it made me stop what I was doing and really gave me a mental image of the tough times they went through.
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- Lee
- 13-05-24
Epic story.
I Hated the attempt at Scottish accents but didn't ruin the story for me. Highly recommended 👌
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- Uniped75
- 06-07-24
Great read & narration
Great all round history of the units with emphasis on the big shows, N Africa, Sicily, Normandy, Market Garden & Rhine. I have to say though, I’ve read about Arnhem many times and this is the first time my heart broke a little for those lads and what they had to endure. Great narration all round with solid accents when required and not in a cheesy way. Really helps the flow of the narrative. Would recommend.
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- Matches
- 03-07-24
Nothing New or Special
Maybe a good entry level book into British Airborne Forces in WW2, but more of a rehash of other works by different authors. Narration was absolutely RUINED by the narrator insisting on doing national and regional accents that were pretty laughable, since when did Major John Howard from 2 Oxf and Bucks Light Infantry sound like one of the Mitchell brothers from Eastenders!
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