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Osprey's examination of the British Airborne Forces, from World War II (1939-1945) to the Falklands War (1982). On the night of 7 February 1941 the first British parachute unit was sent into action. Their target was the Tragino Aqueduct in Italy, and although the mission itself did not go to plan, the effect on Italian morale of this landing in the heart of their country was considerable. It was also a valuable achievement for the parachutists to have proved themselves in action, even on so small a scale, at a time when Britain was reeling from defeat to defeat. Since then, British Airborne Forces have proved themselves in action time and time again, in a variety of different theatres from Europe to the Falklands.
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• v.1.The Thirty-ninth.-v.2.The Fifty-fourth. The Dorsetshire Regiment.

• Chapter XXXVI
• Chapter XXXVII;
• Chapter XXXVIII;
• Chapter XXXIX;
• Chapter XL;
• Chapter XLI;
• Chapter XLII;
• Chapter XLIII;
• Chapter XLIV;
• Chapter XLV; Back matter; Appendix.

This book is dedicated, first to the 12th (now Suffolk) Regiment and secondly to the youth of HM's dominions in the hope that they may train themselves to do, in time of need, decisive things. The author served in the Suffolks for 27 years and he is writing four months after the outbreak of the Great War. It is not a record of the doings of the Suffolk regiment but rather an account of Britain's campaigns, battles and leaders as well as (Suffolk) regimental actions and regimental life, all s ...