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  • British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
  • By: Saul David
  • Narrated by: Adam James
  • Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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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.
©2024 Saul David (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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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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