Hi everyone , have been looking for a good book on 3 Para in Sicily with no luck , any suggestions would be appreciated ? Ps sorry if I've posted in wrong place
There is quite a bit about 3rd Parachute Battalion's involvement in Op Fustian in Mike Peter's book Gilder Pilots in Sicily
Sorry it's taken so long to respond horsapassenger , have read Glider pilots in Sicily ( very good book ) but was after something more specific too 3 para as had a Great Uncle Oscar Stevens who served with them in Sicily and at Arnhem ?
Sadly there are very few books about the airborne invasion of Sicily and, apart from Mike's Glider Pilots, certainly nothing that could be described as unit specific. Most of the books that have been written about the individual units that fought at Arnhem have followed a similar style and include information about their involvement in Sicily, however 3rd Parachute Battalion is one of the units that, despite promises from various people going back a number of years, nothing has yet been forthcoming.
Thanks very much for that , I'll just have to keep on reading whatever I can find , I'll have a word with Great Uncle Oscar's Daughter Carol as we are in touch , I think she gave all his records to the Airborne Museum at Aldershot , maybe they can help . Thanks again . Terry
Terry The Airborne Forces Museum is no longer at Aldershot - it is now located at Duxford. Good luck with your search