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SAS forged in hell : from desert rats to dogs of war : the mavericks who made the SAS
Lewis, Damien2024
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In the summer of 1943, the largest invasion fleet ever assembled sailed for fortress Europe, aiming to bulldoze its way onto Nazi shores. At its vanguard went a few hundred elite forces soldiers, the Royal Navy warship carrying them bearing the iconic winged dagger emblem on its prow, plus the motto 'Who Dares Wins'. Led by the legendary SAS commander Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, these war-bitten, piratical raiders were tasked to do the impossible - to bludgeon their way through the most heavily defended enemy shoreline, so enabling the ensuing forces to follow on. If they succeeded, it would mark the turning point in the war. If they failed, the consequences were unthinkable. Against all odds, outnumbered some fifty-to-one, and facing a ferocious series of cliffside defences, they would have to dare all as never before. So begins the incredible true story of the SAS's mission to liberate Europe. Replete with surprise, shock, action, heroic endeavour and glory, not to mention subterfuge, treachery and dismay, this is a classic combination of combat writing and breath-taking narrative non-fiction.
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Author:
Lewis, Damien, author
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2024.©2023.
Collation:
xvi, 400 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Variant title:
Special Air Service forged in hell; Special Air Service in hell
Notes:
First published in 2023.Includes index and bibliographic references.Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Available in other form: ebook version SAS forged in hell : from desert rats to dogs of war : the mavericks who made the SAS
ISBN:
9781529413847 (paperback)9781529413847
Dewey class:
940.5412 LEW940.5412
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- World War, 1939-1945Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great BritainSpecial forces (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain
BRN:
100313
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