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A Drop Too Many

by John Frost · 1980

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General Frost's story is, in effect, that of the battalion. His tale starts with the Iraq Levies and goes on to the major airborne operations in which he took part — Bruneval, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Arnhem — and continues with his experiences as a prisoner and the reconstruction of the battalion after the German surrender.

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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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military historymilitary historyMore like thisLess of this
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World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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