Red Devils Av Mark Urban

<p><b>A GRIPPING, AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE DARING ''RED DEVILS'' TOLD THROUGH THE FATES OF SIX HEROES.</b><br><br><b>''Riveting . . . Full of daring action, standout characters and cutting edge operations, this is unputdownable'' </b>Damien Lewis<br><br><b>''Gripping and authoritative. Family men, circus performers, solicitors, communists, and reactionaries all fought together and shed blood for their country - a true and moving story of war'' </b>Andy McNab<br><br>------------------------------------<br><br>Their German enemies called them the ''Red Devils''. Montgomery described them as ''men apart - every man an Emperor''. The cards they received on qualifying began: ''You are the elite of the British army''.<br><br><i><b>The Parachute Regiment.</b></i><br><br>In this gripping, authorized account, bestselling historian Mark Urban tells the story of the wartime creation and development of Britain''s elite airborne infantry - who ranged from circus performers to solicitors, policemen