{"product_id":"sky-warriors-saul-david-softcover","title":"Sky Warriors - Saul David - Softcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legendary ‘Red Devils’ were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill’s instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions: the 1st, 6th and 44th Indian, each composed of parachutists and glider-borne troops. Wearing their distinctive maroon berets, steel helmets and Dennison smocks, they served with distinction in every major theatre of the conflict – including North Africa, Sicily, mainland Europe and the Far East – and played a starring role in some most iconic airborne operations in history: the Bruneval Raid of February 1942; the capture of the Primasole, Pegasus and Arnhem Bridges in July 1943, June 1944 and September 1944 respectively; and Operation Varsity, the biggest parachute drop in history, near Wesel in Germany in March 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is in \u003cb\u003eExcellent \u003c\/b\u003econdition. As always, photos are of the item that you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter K","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52222455480551,"sku":"TWLPTK774","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8511\/5879\/files\/2TWL_372_92d3d38f-e99d-4a8a-b27f-038db3512aed.jpg?v=1781760592","url":"https:\/\/thewarlibrary.com.au\/products\/sky-warriors-saul-david-softcover","provider":"The War Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}