Long Range Desert Group in World War II

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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A major illustrated history of the Long Range Desert Group from the foremost expert on British wartime special forces.Formed in June 1940 for the purpose of gathering intelligence behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) played a secretive but vital role in North Africa during World War II.Highly trained in mechanized reconnaissance and specializing in desert operations, the unit provided support to the Special Air Service (SAS) in missions across the vast and treacherous terrain of the Western Desert.In this highly illustrated history of the LRDG, Gavin Mortimer reveals the origins and dramatic operations of Britain’s first ever special forces unit.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-04-20
Mått196 x 244 x 22 mm
Vikt980 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781472819338

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Gavin Mortimer is the author of Stirling's Men (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004), a ground-breaking history of the early operations of the SAS, The SAS in World War II: An Illustrated History (Osprey, 2011), The Daring Dozen (Osprey, 2012) and The SBS in World War II: An Illustrated History (Osprey, 2013). He has also recently published The Men Who Made the SAS (Constable, 2015). An award-winning writer whose books have been published on both sides of the Atlantic, Gavin has previously written for The Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Esquire magazine. He continues to contribute to a wide range of newspapers and magazines from BBC History to the American Military History Quarterly. In addition he has lectured on the SAS in World War II at the National Army Museum.

DedicationAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: From Scientist to SoldierChapter 2: Only the Tough Need ApplyChapter 3: into ActionChapter 4: Expansion and ExcitementChapter 5: Fight at the FrontChapter 6: The Afrika Korps ArriveChapter 7: Misuse and MalariaChapter 8: Heavy Losses and New leaderChapter 9: The Saviours of the SASChapter 10: On the Back FootChapter 11: Courage in the Face of CalamityChapter 12: The Eyes of the Alamein OffensiveChapter 13: Adventures in the AegeanChapter 14: The Battle for LerosChapter 15: A Different Type of WarfareChapter 16: Valour and VersatilityChapter 17: Until the Bitter EndEpilogueEndnotesBibliographyIndex