THE PARAS : FROM THE FALKLANDS TO AFGHANISTAN IN THEIR OWN WORDS (SIGNED COPY)

Arthur, Max.

ISBN 10: 1444787586 / ISBN 13: 9781444787580

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2017

About this Item

Hardback; very good in scuffed dustjacket. First edition. Signed by the Author. ; An oral history based on over one hundred first-hand accounts. Experiences from the Falklands War, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Illustrated. ; 274 pages. Seller Inventory # 74344

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE PARAS : FROM THE FALKLANDS TO ...

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

'It should be read by anyone interested not just in military history, but in the history of people, and what they can achieve.' Dan Jarvis

Tough, highly adaptable and efficient, the Parachute Regiment has established itself as one of the finest fighting forces in the world. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding, renowned historian Max Arthur has compiled this enthralling oral history of the modern Parachute Regiment.

This unique chronicle is told through the voices of more than a hundred of the soldiers themselves, and of those involved closely with them. Whether in the Falklands, Kosovo, Iraq, Sierra Leone or Afghanistan, the Paras have maintained their reputation for being where the fighting is fiercest and where the odds of survival are often stacked heavily against them.

The gripping, visceral first-person narrative makes The Paras stand apart from conventional regimental histories as one of the most remarkable accounts of conflict ever published.

About the Author:

Max Arthur is acclaimed for his specialty in sourcing first-hand recollections of the twentieth century, particularly the First and Second World War. He is the author of many bestsellers including Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War which were both written in association with the Imperial War Museum. He was recognized in the 2013 New Year Honours with an OBE for his services to military history.