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Airborne and Special Forces

In this section you will find books concentrating on both Airborne Forces (Paratroopers, Glider Troops and Helicopter Assault Troops) and those loosely under the collective title of Special Forces. These include the Special Air Service Regiment, Special Boat Squadron, Army and Royal Marine Commandos, LRDG, SOE, US Green Berets, Rangers, OSS etc. The list is far from exhaustive and my apologies to those not specifically mentioned here.

The focus of these books will unashamedly be on UK and Commonwealth and Allied formations, but far from exclusively.

Books in this category will cover individual and unit biographies and histories, campaigns and operations, equipment and forces developement and creation.

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Storming St. Nazaire - The Dock Busting Raid of 1942.

Storming St. Nazaire - The Dock Busting Raid of 1942.

In early 1942, shipping losses in the Atlantic threatened Great Britains very survival. In addition to the U-Boat campaign against Allied shipping, there was a very real concern that the German battle..

£5.00
Glider Pilots in Sicily. Glider Pilots in Sicily.

Glider Pilots in Sicily.

This well researched book by an expert on his subject lifts the veil on the first large scale use of gliders in action. This occured in July 1943 as part of Operation HUSKY, the Allied invasion of Naz..

£10.00
Silent Invaders - Combat gliders of the Second World War Silent Invaders - Combat gliders of the Second World War

Silent Invaders - Combat gliders of the Second World War

First published in 2014, Silent Invaders is the story of airborne assault, supply and rescue missions using that uniquely second world war solution; the combat glider.This book tells the story of comb..

£9.00
Chig. Sky Pilot to the Glider Pilots of Arnhem Chig. Sky Pilot to the Glider Pilots of Arnhem

Chig. Sky Pilot to the Glider Pilots of Arnhem

The Reverend Prebendary, Wilfred Rowland Chigwell - or 'Chig' as he was known - was born in June 1908. Ordained on Christmas Eve 1933, he settled to the life of a country Parson. In 1943 he became the..

£6.00
First In - The Airborne Pathfinders

First In - The Airborne Pathfinders

The subtitle of this book is 'A History of the 21st Independant Parachute Company, 1942 - 1946'. The 21st Independant Parachute Company were the Pathfinders, the first troops to drop, often 30 minutes..

£10.00
Anders Lassen V.C. M.C. of the SAS

Anders Lassen V.C. M.C. of the SAS

Anders Lassen, a Dane serving as a deck hand on an oil tanker in 1940, was killed in action in Italy on the 9th of April, 1945. By this time he was a Major in the SAS and had been awarded no fewer tha..

£10.00
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