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Paras: The Birth of British Airborne Forces from Churchill's Raiders to 1st Parachute Brigade by William F. Buckingham, William Buckingham is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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The British Airborne Forces 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. 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 Worl

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Author
William F. Buckingham, William Buckingham
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780752445946
Category
history
Subjects
Military, Military History, History
Updated
2026-03-25

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