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The Saints

Pictorial history of The Rhodesian Light Infantry in June this year. The history has been written by Alexandre Binda and the text compiled and edited by Chris Cocks, best selling author of Fireforce—One Man’s war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry

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Descending from the Clouds: From North Africa to VE Day with 505 PIR 82nd Airborne  
Spencer Wurst, Gayle Wurst Click here for web site

 

82nd Airborne Division soldiers story from enlistment to demob at the end of the war. Written from the soldier on the grounds point of view. A must read for the US Airborne Historian and enthusiasts amongst us.
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The Making of a Legionnaire: My Life in the French Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment  
Bill Parris
 
Book Description
A British soldier reveals what it takes to serve in the elite French Foreign Legion

Synopsis
Penniless, divorced and AWOL from the British forces, Bill Parris volunteered for the French Foreign Legion in the early 1980s. Unlike many British volunteers to the Legion, Bill did not desert. He endured a horrendous training regime and, despite a fear of heights (!) joined the elite Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment. This is more than a war story - it is a personal journey too, as Bill comes to terms with his own inner demons. His five years' service included brutal combat in Rwanda and Chad, events that still trigger nightmares. But he emerged as a man at peace with himself, and with a story to tell.

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On D-Day, three hundred young American and Allied soldiers were dropped behind enemy lines to launch a secret sabotage mission code-named Jedburgh. Working with the French Resistance, the “Jeds” launched a stunningly effective guerrilla campaign against the German war machine. In this compelling narrative, Colin Beavan, whose grandfather Gerry Miller helped direct the operation for the OSS, tells the incredible story of the rowdy daredevils who carried out America’s first special-forces mission.

Drawing on scores of interviews with Jeds, Beavan’s history reads like a spy thriller. Dodging Gestapo spies, the Jeds armed and trained fighters who liberated Paris, snarled German transport throughout France, and provided essential cover to the invading Allied forces. Beavan focuses on key figures like William Colby, Stewart Alsop, and John Singlaub—all of whom went on to high-profile postwar careers—and shows how Jedburgh pioneered the special forces procedures still used in Iraq and Afghanistan today.

This gripping history of the original special op mission makes a major contribution to the literature of American warfare.

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A Detailed Survey of the British Parachute Re-supply Sorties

     During Operation “Market Garden” 18-25 September 1944

Author: Arie-Jan van Hees

“Green On!”, ISBN 90-806808-2-6, has been published in an A-4 format, hardback., laminated.

The book contains 386 pages and is richly illustrated with 600 photographs, diagrams, tables and Ordnance Survey maps.

A separate index, containing 1300 names and 450 topographical references, is supplied with the book

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The South African Bush War by the people who were there...

In 1966 - 1988 South Africa stood alone against Soviet imperialism. In a 22 year conflict, a small African army stood its ground against the might of the Soviet Union and its proxies, with covert support from a number of western countries. Never amounting to more than approximately 100 000 soldiers, consisting primarily of citizen force conscripts, they fought in a series of campaigns ranging from counter-insurgency operations to full blown conventional war.

SAVE THE LAST BULLET FOR YOURSELF: A Soldier of Fortune in the Balkans and Somalia (Hardcover)

by Rob Krott (Author)
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Kevin Thomas (Erinys Basrah) has published a great book, title as above. First class narrative of his life in the Selous Scouts, as a professional hunter and culminating with Erinys in Iraq. Excellent reading and thoroughly recommended, if you would like to order a copy, follow the link to Uthekwane Press -

This book tells the unique wartime story of John ‘Tim’ Timothy winner of 3 Military Crosses.

He served in the Parachute Regiment with distinction joining when No. 1 Parachute Brigade was established in 1941. He fought in the Bruneval Raid, as well as airborne operations in North Africa, Italy and Arnhem where he was taken prisoner. He subsequently escaped from Oflag VIIB in Bavaria and met up with American Forces. He was also the first British Para to get American jump wings.

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Pure Grit
 
Ranked the `World Fitness Endurance Champion,` he has broken a staggering career total of 171 Course, Regional, National, British, European and World strength speed stamina records around the globe. In the eyes of his many admirers he is a true legend ... a sporting phenomenon. The Midlands based ` World Endurance Athlete` has devoted his life to an inextinguishable passion for sport. But what makes him tick ? What turns him on and keeps him going ?

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LEADING THE WAY TO ARNHEM

An Illustrated History of the 21st Independent Parachute Company

1942 - 1946

Based on the Fred Weatherley Files, Official Records and Personal Accounts of Members of the Company

by Peter Gijbels & David Truesdale

210 pages, 294 x 225 mm, hardback/full colour dust wrapper, 270 b/w illustrations and 6 maps (ISBN 978-90-812703-1-1)

Price £30 00 Euros 40.00

The 21st Independent Parachute Company was a unique unit in the British Army. General Roy Urquhart, 1st British Airborne Division, was heard to say: “Independent by name and independent by nature”.  Click here for more info and an order form

LRRP Company Command: The Cav's LRP/Rangers in Vietnam, 1968-1969

  • by Kregg P. J. Jorgenson
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  • Published by: Random House
  • eBook Publish Date: January 21, 2008
  • Print ISBN: 0804119201
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A book about fine leadership in combat, LRRP Company Command focuses on Captain George Paccerelli as he molds the men of the Air Cav's LRRP company into a successful reconnaissance unit. Jorgenson spent 7 years in the Army; three as an infantryman and four as a journalist. After surviving a number of missions as a LRRP with Hotel Company (Airborne), Jorgenson transferred to Alpha (aka Apache) Troop, where he walked point for its reaction force, the Blues. Jorgenson brings his considerable experience as a soldier and journalist to bear in this absorbing account.

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MIA RESCUE
LRRP Manhunt In The Jungle
by Kregg P J Jorgenson

Paladin Press
Hardcover
978-0-87364-822-6
296 pages
5.5" x 8.5"

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This is the exciting true story of an ambushed U.S. Army Ranger Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol in the jungles of Cambodia and the dangerous rescue that followed. Jorgenson, who was part of the 15-man rescue force, captures the fear, pain and gut-level emotion of what happened that day and what it took from those who were involved.
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Vincent Black Lightning, 1952
"A story of star-crossed young lovers against the backdrop of war, revenge and the fastest motorcycle of its time!"
A novel by Al Sciarrino

· The Vincent Black Lightning was the fastest motorcycle of its day. There were 30 produced. · James and Red Molly were fictional characters. Don't look for their gravesites online.
· No motorcycles or humans were harmed in the making of this novel. Several moths and a June Bug were not so lucky. · The author was never seen drinking scotch on the rocks with Bernie Madoff
· We will offer the book in presale and after begining Sep 16.

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