The story in his own words of Sid Capon, "a legend in the Parachute Regiment", and his part in the attack on the Merville Battery in Normandy as a soldier in the ninth battalion of the Regiment. He describes his recruit and parachute training, his experiences in the Battle of Normandy, his wounding and recovery and his return to the Battalion.

A third of the proceeds of this book is paid to British Army charities.

"[Sid is] a legend in the Parachute Regiment" - Colin Smith MBE, CEO of The Afghanistan Trust

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