British Airborne Forces At War DVD

This Imperial War Museum title collects together six rare films from the museum vaults focusing on British paratrooper units and glider-borne forces combining frontline combat footage with behind the scenes material covering training manoeuvres and equipment. Operation Market looks at the glider fleet that took British troops into Arnhem while Airborne Assault chronicles a large-scale airborne exercise. Operation Varsity is an account of the 6th British Airborne Division in what was the largest single airborne landing of WWII supporting 'Operation Plunder' - the crossing... of the Rhine. Pegasus: The Story of Airborne Forces looks at the capabilities of British airborne forces in the post-war world while Paratroops celebrates their prowess in 1942. Also included is a 'secret' aircraft recognition film on the Horsa glider. [show more]

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