Gavin Mortimer: The SAS in World War II

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Cover: 9781472808752 | The SAS in World War II | Gavin Mortimer | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

The SAS are among the best-trained and most effective Special Forces units in existence. This book is the incredible story of their origins, told in their own words. During the summer of 1941, a young Scots Guard officer called David Stirling persuaded MEHQ to give its backing to a small band of 60 men christened 'L Detachment'. With a wealth of stunning photographs, many from the SAS Regimental Archives, the book captures the danger and excitement of the initial SAS raids against Axis airfields during the Desert War, the battles in Italy and those following the D-Day landings, as well as the dramatic final push into Germany itself and the discovery of such Nazi horrors as Belsen.

An exhaustive account of an elite organization's formative years, The SAS in World War II is the fruit of Gavin Mortimer's expertise and his unprecedented access to the SAS Regimental Archives. Incorporating interviews with the surviving veterans, it is the definitive account of the regiment's glorious achievements in the years from 1941 to 1945.

Über den Autor

Gavin Mortimer is a writer, historian and television consultant whose groundbreaking book Stirling's Men remains the definitive history of the wartime SAS. Drawing on interviews with more than 60 veterans, most of whom had never spoken publicly, the book was the first comprehensive account of the SAS Brigade. He has also written histories of the SBS, Merrill's Marauders and the LRDG, again drawing heavily on veteran interviews. He has published a variety of titles with Osprey including The Long Range Desert Group in World War II and The SAS in World War II.

Zusammenfassung

A gripping history of the SAS in World War II, supported by a collection of rare images from the SAS Regimental Association.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter 1: Stirling's leap of faith
Chapter 2: L Detachment takes wings
Chapter 3: Stirling's capture
Chapter 4: The SRS in Sicily and Italy
Chapter 5: Bill Stirling and the boys of 2SAS
Chapter 6: Roy Farran: from Toronoto to Termoli
Chapter 7: Back to Blighty
Chapter 8: D-Day for 1SAS
Chapter 9: 2SAS earn their wings
Chapter 10: 2SAS return to Italy
Chapter 11: Operation Archway: the drive into Germany
Chapter 12: Operation Howard: Paddy Mayne's last hurrah
Chapter 13: Delighted then demobbed

Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	304
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472808752
ISBN-10:	1472808754
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Mortimer, Gavin
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	198 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	Gavin Mortimer
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.06.2015
Gewicht:	0,336 kg

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