airborne

Anyone recently undertaken AAPPS , I’m hopefully going into the may course and any first hand advice from people who’ve done it recently on training ect would be a massive help! Cheers

The Paratrooper Training Pocket Manual 1939-1945. Airborne Assault was one of the great military innovations of the 1930s and 40s. The German in particular demonstrating the potential of elite parachute and glider borne Infantry in the opening movements of the war in Europe. In particular the...

Arnhem by William F. Buckingham is an in-depth history of Operation Market Garden. The operation is well-placed in its context and the author describes it well. Buckingham knows his business and given that he lectures in history at the University of Glasgow, I’d expect him to! He has retold...

Sabrestorm Publishing, through Casemate UK have brought out two small. Pocket size books as guides to Pegasus Bridge and Merville Batteries. These really are pocket sized and aimed at the reader actually standing on the ground with a fair knowledge of the actions that took place on 6 June 1944...

Alastair Mackenzie was born into a British army family and followed his father round postings as a pad brat. When his father left the army, the family emigrated to New Zealand. In time Mackenzie applied for a commission in the New Zealand army. Not being greatly gifted in the scholastic world...

hi I'm 16 years old and have just passed my medical. I'm hoping to go to afc Harrogate for the September long course with the RA cap badge. my goal is to become an observer in 7 para RHA and was wondering if anyone could give me tips on the best route and process of getting into that regiment...

Saw this image on pin interest, of Diana and Andrew, Looks like Andrew is wearing a Grenadier Guards badge, with a maroon beret and jump boots. Can anybody else enlighten me?

Hi there. I have had some Parachute Regiment IPhone 6 / 6S cases made and have since increased the range to iPhone 5, 5S, 6 and 6S for many cap badges! They're real wood with polycarbonate inner and have been laser engraved with Cap Badges and Mottos. If you'd like one they're £15 each, free...