Daring and Determined (large print): The First British Paratroop Raid

One night in February 1941, thirty-five men made history when they jumped out of six aeroplanes and parachuted into Italy. It was the first time Britain had ever used military paratroopers and there were high hopes that the mission could help change the way the war was fought in Europe.

With no previous experience of using parachutes to send troops behind enemy lines, the entire operation was experimental at best, with stunt parachutists brought in to help with training.

While the mission its...