The SAS in World War II / Gavin Mortimer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781849086462 (hbk)
- ISBN: 184908646X (hbk)
- Physical Description: 256 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford : Osprey, c2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "An illustrated history"--Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-250) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Stirling's leap of faith -- 2. L Detachment takes wings -- 3. Stirling's capture -- 4. The SRS in Sicily and Italy -- 5. Bill Stirling and the boys of 2SAS -- 6. Roy Farran: From Taranto to Termoli -- 7. Back to Blighty -- 8. D-Day for 1SAS -- 9. 2SAS earn their wings -- 10. 2SAS return to Italy -- 11. Operation Archway: The drive into Germany -- 12. Operation Howard: Paddy Mayne's last hurrah -- 13. Delighted then demobbed -- Glossary -- Endnotes -- Index. |
Summary, etc.: | In his new book, World War II historian Gavin Mortimer examines the pivotal events of one of the most famous military units of all time. |
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Subject: | Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Great Britain. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
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The SAS in World War II : An Illustrated History
In his new book, WWII historian Gavin Mortimer examines the pivotal events of one of the most famous military units of all time. Starting with the unit's formation in July 1941, Mortimer recreates the heady days when a young Scots' Guard officer called David Stirling persuaded MEHQ to give its backing to a small band of 60 men christened 'L Detachment.' From there, drawing on over 100 hours of interviews with veterans (much of which has never before been published) he describes the early raids in the desert against Axis airfields that inflicted a deadly cost on the enemy. Embellished with 150 stunning photographs, the majority of which have never before been printed, the book also features side panels on the Lewes bomb, selection and training of personnel, the importance of the French and Belgian squadrons and how the French resistance helped the regiment in 1944.