Download or read book The Paras written by Frank Hilton and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By interweaving the story of 480 Platoon with a general history of airborne operations, I have tried to five the reader some understanding of the background to what is still a relatively modern form of warfare, and at the same time relate the like of a present-day Para to that of his predecessors"--Introduction.