Creation of an airborne capability, 1942
1st Canadian Para Bn, 1942–45 – Normandy, Low Countries,
Germany
Canadian SAS, 1946–48
Mobile Striking Force/Defence of Canada Force, 1949–67
The Canadian Airborne Regt, 1968–95
Decentralized Parachute Capability, 1995 to the present
LtCol Bernd Horn PhD is the former CO of 3 Commando,
Canadian Airborne Regt and of 1 Bn, Royal Canadian Regt, and
Adjunct Professor of History at the Royal Military College of
Canada. He has published several books.
Michel Wyczynski is an archivist with the National Archives
of Canada, the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum and the Airborne
Regiment Association.
Carlos Chagas was born in Rio de Janeiro and attended the
National School of Fine Arts in Brazil. Following his graduation he
has received several commissions which have included traditional
painting, comic strip artwork, book and magazine covers, and
advertising. His main interest is the military history of the two
World Wars and he enjoys building plastic models of this
period.
"It makes for fascinating reading -- I've never heard of another force more at the whim of politics and the changing nature of warfare." --Rowan Baylis, AeroScale (September 2006) "... is largely an organizational history that recounts in intriguing fashion the frequent ups and downs of these forces. The book also contains a good summary of the service and combat history of the airborne units, up through their recent deployments to Bosnia and Afghanistan... there is much information to be gleaned...from the phoots, Carlos Chagas' excellent color plates, and the informative captions." --Military Trader
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