War on Film – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
TAYLOR DOWNING reviews the latest film releases
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Operation Biting: the 1942 parachute assault to capture Hitler’s radar
REVIEW BY JONATHAN EATON Sir Max Hastings has an established reputation as a leading writer on 20th-century conflicts, drawing on his previous experience as both a war correspondent and newspaper editor. His recent works have included studies of Vietnam and…
Sky Warriors: British airborne forces in the Second World War
REVIEW BY GRAHAM GOODLAD The Second World War saw the parachute and glider used to deploy troops in large numbers for the first and last time in military history. The technology had simply not been available in the Great War,…
New exhibition honours veterans of WWII airborne division
Formed in April 1943, the 6th Airborne Division took part in the Normandy Landings the following year, remaining in the line until the breakout to the Seine in late August 1944. During this time, casualties amounted to one in five men.