The Paras

Elite fighting force the Parachute Regiment get across the tough and valiant task they are fixed with in their own words in this oral history of operations in the Falklands, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone based on a wealth of first-person testimonies.

Max Arthur is acclaimed for his speciality in sourcing first-hand recollections of the twentieth century, particularly the First and Second World War. He is the author of many bestsellers including Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War which were both written in association with the Imperial War Museum. He was recognised in the 2013 New Year Honours with an OBE for his services to military history.