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Churchill's Warriors: Personal Stories of British Airborne Troops in the Second World War
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About Churchill's Warriors: Personal Stories Of British
Product Description This collection of personal stories tries to give the reader some idea of what it was like for Airborne troops – paratroopers, glider pilots and glider-borne troops – in the early days of Airborne warfare. They were just ordinary men from all walks of life, but they rose above the ordinary and became the best fighting troops of the British Army. They came to be known as the `Red Devils’, a name they are proud of because it was earned in the hardest way imaginable.“I was that which other did not wish to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness should I fail. I have seen the face of terror, felt the stinging cold of fear, and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment’s love. But most of all I have lived times others would say are best forgotten. At least some day I will be able to say I am proud of what I was and always will be, an Airborne soldier.”Anon. About the Author Andy Johnston was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1937. He was conscripted into the Royal Army Service Corps of the British Armyin 1959 and volunteered for the Airborne Forces during his basic training in Yeovil, Somerset. He passed through `P' Company and served with the 16th Independent Airborne Brigade until his discharge in 1961. He immigrated to Canada, where he now lives, in 1967 and became a member of the British Airborne Forces Association of Canada in 1990, becoming editor of their magazine, PARAphernalia, in 1995. It was his involvement with the Association that gave him the opportunity to meet with, and become friends with, many of the Second World War veterans whose stories are told in this book. He has always been proud that those veterans accepted him as one of their own and considers it an honour that he has been able to put their stories into print in the hope that a record of their sacrifices will not be lost. Sadly, too many of them have since made their last jump.
