Daring and Determined: The First British Paratroop Raid
About this ebook
With no previous experience of using parachutes to send troops behind enemy lines, the entire operation was experimental at best, with stunt parachutists brought in to help with training.
While the mission itself marked a turning point in British military operations, it was plagued with bad luck right from the start. One of the aircraft suffered engine trouble, another missed its target by some distance and much of the equipment failed to arrive.
The men achieved their mission, but they were all captured. One was executed and the others were kept as prisoners of war, although they made multiple courageous attempts to escape.
In Daring and Determined, Russell Phillips makes sure the bravery of these pioneering men is not forgotten. The book tells the whole story from the training and mission to the capture and escapes, examining the impact it had on the rest of the Second World War.
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About the author
Russell Phillips writes military history and RPG books. Born and brought up in a mining village in South Yorkshire, they have lived and worked in South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Cumbria and Staffordshire. Russell has always had a deep interest in history and conflicts all over the world, and enjoys sharing their knowledge with others through clear, factual accounts which shine a light on events of the past.
Russell has given talks at We Have Ways Fest and Manchester Military History Society. Their articles have been published in Miniature Wargames, Wargames Illustrated, The Wargames Website, and the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers' Journal. They have been interviewed on WW2TV, BBC Radio Stoke, The WW2 Podcast, and Cold War Conversations. They currently live in Stoke-on-Trent with their wife and two children.