LEARN ABOUT THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELITE BRITISH UNIT THAT FORGED THE PATH FOR AIRBORNE FORCES TO FOLLOW IN WWII

The men of the Parachute Regiment were feared by the enemy during WWII

Author: Mark Urban Publisher: Viking Price: £25.99

Mark Urban’s meticulously researched account of the formation of one of the first airborne units, the 2nd Battalion, provides the main focus for weaving together a series of personal tales. The narrative links the stories of men who served in this unit, allowing the reader to follow the trajectory of those who were carried to different places by the tides of war. The wartime founders were volunteers from a highly diverse range of professional backgrounds and beliefs, from circus performers to solicitors, policemen and grave-diggers, from Christians and Jews to communists.