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SAS: An Illustrated History of the SAS During the Second World War - Hardcover

Levine, Joshua

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9780008549954: SAS: An Illustrated History of the SAS During the Second World War
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0008549958 ISBN 13: 9780008549954
Publisher: William Collins, 2023

Synopsis

AN AUTHORIZED HISTORY OF THE SAS

This is the authorized history of the SAS by bestselling author Joshua Levine. Never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories bring the history of this special force to life in vivid colour and astonishing detail.

Created during World War II, the SAS was a small band of men brought together in the North African desert. They were the toughest and brightest of their cohort, the most resilient, most capable in close combat and most careful in surveillance. Winning approval for this radical new form of warfare was no small feat, but eventually it was achieved. The SAS was born, their mission to take on small-scale but often devastating raids and risks behind enemy lines.

Levine tours us through the wartime experience, taking us behind the scenes through exclusive access to SAS archives. Drawing on individual stories and personal testimony, including interviews with veterans and family members of the original troupe, Levine creates a striking sense of what it was like to fight and train in the SAS during the Second World War. This illustrated history tells the origin story of this enigmatic unit by bringing to light photographs and stories long thought lost to history.

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About the Author

Joshua Levine has written seven bestselling history books including several titles in the Forgotten Voices series. Beauty and Atrocity, his account of the Irish Troubles, was nominated for the Writers’ Guild Book of the Year Award. On a Wing and a Prayer, his history of the pilots of the First World War, has been turned into a major television documentary. He has written and presented a number of programmes for BBC Radio 4. Most recently he has acted as historical advisor on Christopher Nolan’s movie, Dunkirk. Born in the Bahamas, he was a criminal barrister in a previous life. He lives in London.

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Publisher
William Collins
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0008549958
ISBN 13 
9780008549954
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
320
Rating
  • 4.17 out of 5 stars
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