Robin Hunter (1)

The author, who carefully points out that he was a Royal Marine, but did go through para training, recounts the history of the British Parachute Regiments in a series of chapters covering various combat operations through the years, including ops such as Arnhem, Northern Ireland and the Falklands. He stays away from organizational or technical details but does a credible job explaining the backgrounds to each conflict as well as what happened. The author is obviously a supporter but doesn't show more hold back from criticism of leadership, planning or execution, making this a more insightful book than might be expected. show less