Leading the Way to Arnhem
GIJBELS, Peter, David, TRUESDALE
An Illustrated History of the 21st Independent Parachute Company 1942-1946. Based on the Fred Weatherley Files, Official Records and Personal Accounts of Members of the Company.
FINE COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS
Published: [Sigmond Publishing Renkum, 2008]
Stock code: 24352
Price: £480.00
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS ON TITLE. The first detailed and dedicated account of 21st IPC, the pathfinder unit of 1 British Airborne. Its role was to arrive at the drop zones in advance of the main body of troops to set up electronic and visual markers pin-pointing the dropping area for the oncoming aircraft. Being first on the ground the pathfinders were to use their initiative and make their own decisions: in short, to be independent. A valuable addition to the literature of MARKET GARDEN. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN SIGNED FORM