British Paratrooper 1940-45

by Rebecca Skinner

This new history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, details the unique training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmj ger in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940. From these beginnings the Parachute Regiment became one of the foremost units of the British Army both in World War II and up to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472805127
• ISBN13: 9781472805126
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.5"