Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
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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.
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David, S., & James, A. (2024). Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War. Unabridged. HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)David, Saul and Adam, James. 2024. Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War. HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)David, Saul and Adam, James, Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War. HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)David, Saul, and Adam James. Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War. Unabridged. HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.
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