New book by Scott Evans
What Manner
of Men Are These?
Born, Made or Selected?
Britain’s last battalion-sized combat parachute assault took place in 1956. The Parachute Regiment survived. Why?
A former Paratrooper examines how the Regiment creates its soldiers, whether the belief that Paras are better survives serious scrutiny, and why Britain kept them when the battlefield had moved on from the role for which they were created.
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The investigation
This is not an argument that Paratroopers are better.
It is a test of why they believe they are — and whether that belief survives.
From the men who volunteer and P Company to Suez, the Falklands, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Afghanistan and Kabul, the book follows the evidence rather than the legend. It considers selection, identity, reputation and readiness, but also the costs of certainty, aggression and institutional loyalty.
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Written from inside, examined from outside
Scott Evans served in 3 PARA.
That background matters, but it does not settle the argument. This is an evidence-led investigation into the identity the Regiment produces, why it lasts, and whether the claims made for it can be supported.