The Paras : from the Falklands to Afghanistan in their own words / Parachute troops Soldiers World War, 1939-1945
Arthur, Max, (Military historian),
The Paras : from the Falklands to Afghanistan in their own words / From the Falklands to Afghanistan in their own words Max Arthur. - xiii, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
"With a forword by HRH The Prince of Wales " --Cover. Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Falklands, 1982: Operation Corporate -- 2.The Falklands, 1982: Mount Longdon -- 3.Kosovo, 1999: Operation Agricola -- 4.Sierra Leone, 2000: Operation Palliser -- 5.Macedonia, 2001: Operation Bessemer -- 6.Afghanistan, 2002: Kabul -- 7.Iraq, 2003--2005: Operation Telic -- 8.Afghanistan, 2006: Operation Herrick IV -- 9.Afghanistan, 2006: Kajaki -- 10.Afghanistan, 2007--2008: Operation Herrick VIII -- 11.Afghanistan, 2009--2010 -- 12.Afghanistan, 2010--2011: Operation Herrick XIII -- 13.Afghanistan, 2012--2013.
"Tough, highly adaptable and efficient, the Parachute Regiment has established itself as one of the finest fighting forces in the world. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding, renowned historian Max Arthur has compiled this enthralling oral history of the modern Parachute Regiment. This unique chronicle is told through the voices of more than a hundred of the soldiers themselves, and of those involved closely with them. Whether in the Falklands, Kosovo, Iraq, Sierra Leone or Afghanistan, the Paras have maintained their reputation for being where the fighting is fiercest and where the odds of survival are often stacked heavily against them. The gripping, visceral first-person narrative makes The Paras stand apart from conventional regimental histories as one of the most remarkable accounts of conflict ever published.
9781444787580 (hardback) 1444787586 9781444787573 (paperback)
99981094614
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --Anecdotes.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History--20th century.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History--21st century.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History.
Parachute troops--Great Britain--Anecdotes.
Soldiers--Great Briatin--Anecdotes.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
Soldiers--Great Britain--Biography.
Parachute troops--Anecdotes.
Great Britain--Armed Forces--Parachute troops.
Great Britain--Armed Forces--Parachute troops--Anecdotes.
Great Britain--History, Military--20th century.
Anecdotes.
UD485.G7 / A78 2017
356.1660941
The Paras : from the Falklands to Afghanistan in their own words / From the Falklands to Afghanistan in their own words Max Arthur. - xiii, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
"With a forword by HRH The Prince of Wales " --Cover. Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Falklands, 1982: Operation Corporate -- 2.The Falklands, 1982: Mount Longdon -- 3.Kosovo, 1999: Operation Agricola -- 4.Sierra Leone, 2000: Operation Palliser -- 5.Macedonia, 2001: Operation Bessemer -- 6.Afghanistan, 2002: Kabul -- 7.Iraq, 2003--2005: Operation Telic -- 8.Afghanistan, 2006: Operation Herrick IV -- 9.Afghanistan, 2006: Kajaki -- 10.Afghanistan, 2007--2008: Operation Herrick VIII -- 11.Afghanistan, 2009--2010 -- 12.Afghanistan, 2010--2011: Operation Herrick XIII -- 13.Afghanistan, 2012--2013.
"Tough, highly adaptable and efficient, the Parachute Regiment has established itself as one of the finest fighting forces in the world. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding, renowned historian Max Arthur has compiled this enthralling oral history of the modern Parachute Regiment. This unique chronicle is told through the voices of more than a hundred of the soldiers themselves, and of those involved closely with them. Whether in the Falklands, Kosovo, Iraq, Sierra Leone or Afghanistan, the Paras have maintained their reputation for being where the fighting is fiercest and where the odds of survival are often stacked heavily against them. The gripping, visceral first-person narrative makes The Paras stand apart from conventional regimental histories as one of the most remarkable accounts of conflict ever published.
9781444787580 (hardback) 1444787586 9781444787573 (paperback)
99981094614
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --Anecdotes.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History--20th century.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History--21st century.
Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment --History.
Parachute troops--Great Britain--Anecdotes.
Soldiers--Great Briatin--Anecdotes.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
Soldiers--Great Britain--Biography.
Parachute troops--Anecdotes.
Great Britain--Armed Forces--Parachute troops.
Great Britain--Armed Forces--Parachute troops--Anecdotes.
Great Britain--History, Military--20th century.
Anecdotes.
UD485.G7 / A78 2017
356.1660941