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<p>The untold story of the birth of the British Airborne Forces.<P>The British Airborne Forces as we know them today began life as a small handful of parachute raiders in 1940. Prompted by the groundbreaking German use of airborne troops in the Low Countries in May 1940, Winston Churchill had ordered the creation of a raiding force that included a parachute capability. According to received wisdom, the Army and RAF dutifully complied despite the impact of Dunkirk, and No. 2 Commando was born. The reality was more complicated, however, and deliberate RAF obstruction aimed at strangling the new force cost valuable time and lives.<P>William F. Buckingham charts the early history of the air transportation of troops and material, from their first use by the British following the end of the First World War, to Churchill's Raiders of the Second World War and their first missions into occupied Europe.<P>Author Biography&#58; William F. Buckingham was awarded his PhD on the establishment and initial development of a British airborne force. His other books include <i>Arnhem 1944</i> and <i>D-Day: The First 72 Hours</i> both published by Tempus. He is currently writing the second volume of hi

Author

William Buckingham, William F. Buckingham

Publisher

Tempus Publishing, Limited

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780752435305

Subjects

Military, History, Government_military