Publisher's Synopsis
This volume covers the organization, operational roles, weapons, equipment, uniforms, and of the Parachute Regiment and its supporting arms in the Airmobile Brigade.;Compiled with the full co-operation of Airborne Forces, with access to many units as they go about their duties, the book's scope embraces everything, from the horrors of recruit selection and basic training to major combat exercises. At a time of great changes for the British Army, and unpredictable developments around the world, it explains and illustrates the tasks of the Para of the 1990s, and how he is being prepared to fulfil them.
