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'Without Tradition': 2 Para 1941-45, Author Signed and Dedicated.
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Was £40 now £35 Without Tradition: 2 Para 1941-45. Robert Peatling Self-published by Robert Peatling in 1994 (Hardcover) ISBN: 978-0952299202 Without Tradition is compelling and essential reading for anyone wishing to know what made parachute troops tick during WW2. Contents: 1) Enthusiastic Early Days. 2) Into Action - the Bruneval Raid. 3) Preparing for North Africa. 4) Depienne - Haphazard Adventure. 5) Tunisia - 5 Months Bitter Fighting. 6) Into Europe via Sicily. 7) Seven Months in the UK. 8) Arnhem - the Battalion Annihilated. 9) Dutch Courage and Pegasus. 10) 1945 - the Prisoners Return. 11) And 50 Years Later. 12) A Tribute to our Colonel. Appendix: A) Roll of Honour. B) Officers Who Served 2nd Battalion. C) Awards and Decorations Gained. Sadly, missing its dust jacket but author signed and a very interesting dedication worthy of further research. Please study the photos carefully as they form part of the description.