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Canadian Airborne Forces Since 1942

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - Post World War II

Last Stocked on 11/25/2020

Product Info

Title
Canadian Airborne Forces Since 1942
Publisher
Category
Author
Bernd Horn, Michel Wyczynski
Publish Year
2006
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2147394217
MFG. Part #
OSPELI143
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI143

Description

Canada's 1st Parachute Battalion earned a fearsome reputation on D-Day and in the two months of grim fighting that followed. It jumped again in the Rhine crossings, and fought its way deep into Germany by VE-Day - only to be disbanded soon afterwards. In the post-war era soldiers struggled to keep airborne skills alive until an ambitious new Airborne Regiment was raised in 1968. Since its controversial disbandment in 1995, the airborne torch has been carried onwards by the Parachute Companies of three Canadian infantry regiments who have recently served in Afghanistan. This book details the fascinating history of the Canadian Airborne forces.