British Parachutes

Author : Jean-Louis Perquin
Publisher : Histoire et Collections
ISBN 13 : 9782352504429
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Parachutes written by Jean-Louis Perquin and published by Histoire et Collections. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of a new collection dedicated to the evolution of techniques and materials used by special services and special forces. In October 1940, the British Intelligence Service tested the lower filtration means in occupied France by parachuting blind man Phillip Schneidau near Montigny, on the edge of the forest of Fontainebleau. The British parachute would then quickly establish itself as one of the main infiltration methods and was adopted by the Allies, including the American Operational Groups in Jedburgh, and OSS (Office of Strategic Services, the precursor of the CIA). This study will focus on parachutes Type A and X. Its successor, the PX type, is also discussed and made to better understand the differences and developments.

Author : Rebecca Skinner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472805143
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Paratrooper 1940–45 written by Rebecca Skinner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmjäger 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 present day. This new history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, details the unique training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. A wealth of first-hand and until now unpublished materials brings the history of the ordinary paratrooper to life, drawing on the author's position as a former curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrations and photographs illuminate the equipment and combat performance of the elite 'Paras' in the context of some of the most significant campaigns of World War II, including D-Day and Operation Market-Garden.

Author : Rebecca Skinner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472805135
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Paratrooper 1940–45 written by Rebecca Skinner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmjäger 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 present day. This new history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, details the unique training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. A wealth of first-hand and until now unpublished materials brings the history of the ordinary paratrooper to life, drawing on the author's position as a former curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrations and photographs illuminate the equipment and combat performance of the elite 'Paras' in the context of some of the most significant campaigns of World War II, including D-Day and Operation Market-Garden.

Author : Lawrence Paterson
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 : 1784383813
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operation Colossus written by Lawrence Paterson and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawrence Paterson’s groundbreaking new book is a detailed account of the now legendary Operation Colossus, the first British airborne raid of the Second World War, which took place in Basilicata, Italy on 10 February 1941. Britain was one of the last major powers of the Second World War to establish an airborne arm of service. Formed by a collection of free-thinking army and air force officers, the fledgling British paratrooper unit, known as the ‘SAS’, deployed trial and error in terms of tactics and equipment, costing the lives of several volunteers before an elite few were selected to make the first British parachute raid of the war. Alongside the paratroopers were two veterans of the First World War: an Italian SOE agent, formerly a banqueting manager in London hotels, and an RAF reserve officer who held the Military Cross for bravery. Collectively known as ‘X-Troop’, these men were parachuted by specially selected bomber crews into the heart of enemy territory, where they successfully destroyed their target, the Tragino Aqueduct, before becoming the object of an exhaustive manhunt by Italian troops and civilians. Captured, they were variously interrogated, imprisoned, and the Italian SOE agent placed on trial for treason and executed. Given the distances that had to be covered, the logistical complications and the lack of any precedent, the raid was a remarkable feat. Its success or failure depended on a group of men using methods and equipment thus far untried by the British Army. They were truly ‘guinea pigs’ for those that would follow in their footsteps. Often overlooked in British military history, Paterson brings this extraordinary episode to light, drawing on verbatim testimony and interrogating the truth of previous accounts. From the formation of the unit and the build up to its first deployment, through Operation Colossus and its aftermath, to its ongoing legacy today, this is the fascinating story of the modern day British Parachute Regiment.

Author : David Greentree
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472804740
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Paratrooper vs Fallschirmjäger written by David Greentree and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The airborne forces of Britain and Germany were among their best troops of World War II and when they met in battle the result was a brutal trial of strength. British paratroopers and German Fallschirmjäger clashed repeatedly and their training, tactics, experience, morale and weaponry were tested against each other, not least in the three bruising encounters outlined here, in Tunisia and Sicily. From the British attempts to seize the airfields at Depienne and Oudna to the bloody night battle for Green Hill and the bitter struggle for Primosole Bridge in Sicily, these highly trained parachute troops clashed with their opposite numbers, gaining experience, refining tactics and learning valuable lessons.

Author : Heather Williams
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299194949
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parachutes, Patriots and Partisans written by Heather Williams and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on impressive research and new evidence, this history of the secret British wartime agency, the Special Operations Executive, in wartime Yugoslavia argues that SOE actions achieved little military advantage for the Allies and exacerbated the developing civil war among the forces of monarchist Drazha Mihailovic, Tito s partisans, and other guerilla groups. Heather Williams tracks SOE relations with the British Foreign office, policy-makers, and military high command; the Yugoslav guerrilla movements and exiled Yugoslav government; other secret organizations, and the American Office of Strategic Services, examining how rivalries among these players influenced the future of Yugoslavia. Copublished with C. Hurst & Co, Publishers Ltd., London The Wisconsin edition is for saleonly in North and South American, U.S. dependencies, and the Philippines. "

Author : James Shortt
Publisher : Arms & Armour Press
ISBN 13 : 9780853686996
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Paras written by James Shortt and published by Arms & Armour Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark Magreehan
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 9781526779465
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain's Airborne Forces of WWII written by Mark Magreehan and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War saw huge advancements in military tactics and technology occurring at an unprecedented pace. One such development was the employment of forces able to deploy at short notice by parachute across the globe, utilising the opportunities created by the advancements in aeronautical technology. These forces were created to deliver an in-depth shock effect, and few have attracted more attention than Britain's famed Parachute Regiment. This formation was born from the humble beginnings of a fledgling unit drawn together from the British Army and Royal Air Force after Winston Churchill called for a new capability to be created following German airborne successes in the opening stages of the Second World War.Despite being initially poorly equipped, operating outdated aircraft and wearing clothing copied from captured German examples, the Parachute Regiment rapidly grew into what would become two complete airborne divisions - formations which played a key role in the destruction of the Axis forces. The equipment needed by these men rapidly changed as the war evolved and this is clearly illustrated in the author's fine and unique collection of rare airborne items from that period, several of them being the sole surviving items known to exist.The chronological historical information on Britain's paratroopers' role and development during the Second World War in this highly illustrated book is not only supported by a comprehensive and rare collection of items displaying the development and expansion of their equipment for each operation, but also by hundreds of original pictures which embrace the entire period. Additionally, the book also briefly covers the Polish Parachute Brigade and the Canadian parachute formations embedded into the British order of battle.This book provides a comprehensive pictorial display of Britain airborne forces which will prove to be a 'must have' tool for military history enthusiasts, airborne collectors, re-enactors and modellers, as well as current serving soldiers linked by service to this truly special military formation.

Author : David Greentree
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472804759
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Paratrooper vs Fallschirmjäger written by David Greentree and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The airborne forces of Britain and Germany were among their best troops of World War II and when they met in battle the result was a brutal trial of strength. British paratroopers and German Fallschirmjäger clashed repeatedly and their training, tactics, experience, morale and weaponry were tested against each other, not least in the three bruising encounters outlined here, in Tunisia and Sicily. From the British attempts to seize the airfields at Depienne and Oudna to the bloody night battle for Green Hill and the bitter struggle for Primosole Bridge in Sicily, these highly trained parachute troops clashed with their opposite numbers, gaining experience, refining tactics and learning valuable lessons.

Author : John Langdon-Davies
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN 13 : 9781474537667
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parachutes Over Britain 1940 written by John Langdon-Davies and published by Naval & Military Press. This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War correspondent John Langdon-Davies warns Britons of what to expect from the expected invasion from the menace of mass German paratroops attacks acting as an advance guard for invading forces.