A Bridge Too Far – The Decline Of Conventional Parachuting Part 2
The first part of this paper analysed the impact of risk on politicians and subsequently the military operational commander. It assessed that in either a discretionary...
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A Bridge Too Far: The Decline of Conventional Parachuting – Part 1
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds. Napoleon Bonaparte General Lord...
The Future British Airborne Force
“Show me a man who will jump out of an aeroplane and I will show you a man who will fight” [General James M....
British Airborne Forces in the Contemporary Operating Environment
‘…a tribute to the man who is looking for no better drop zone for tomorrow than in the heartland of the enemy, the Allied airborne...
