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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Lewis, Damien.     Subjects     Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.     Commando troops -- Great Britain -- History.     Special forces (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History.     Special operations (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- France.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Italy.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lewis, Damien.       by title:      Brothers in arms : C...       by call number:      940.541241 L673b     Search the Web     Lewis, Damien.     Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.     Commando troops -- Great Britain -- History.     Special forces (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History.     Special operations (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- France.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Italy.       MARC Display

Brothers in arms : Churchill's special forces during WWII's darkest hour / Damien Lewis. by Lewis, Damien. Citadel Press/Kensington Publishing Corp., 2023 Call #: 940.541241 L673b Subjects Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.   Commando troops -- Great Britain -- History.   Special forces (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History.   Special operations (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- France.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Italy. ISBN:  9780806542676 (hc) Alternate title:  Brothers in arms : Churchill's special forces during World War II's darkest hour SAS brothers in arms : Churchill's desperadoes : blood-and-guts defiance at Britain's darkest hour. Description:  xxvi, 386 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Notes:  Originally published as SAS brothers in arms : Churchill's desperadoes : blood-and-guts defiance at Britain's darkest hour. London : Quercus, 2022. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "From award-winning historian Damien Lewis comes the riveting story of the birth of the legendary SAS, Winston Churchill's singular band of brothers, and the extraordinary part they played in turning the tide of war. In 1941, as World War Two raged, scores of men stepped forward to answer Winston Churchill's call for volunteers for Special Service, a high-risk opportunity to undertake the most hazardous, top-secret duties of war. Comprised of some of the finest fighting units in the entire British Army, these warriors longed to leave behind their mind-numbing garrison duties for battle. They hungered to pit themselves against a seemingly omnipotent enemy and brave a bloody and bruising baptism by fire. A rightfully proud regiment with an unrivalled esprit de corps , they were disavowed as unruly by top brass, unyieldingly vaunted by Churchill, and courageously loyal to the clandestine 'butcher and bolt' raids that made their sacrifices -- and their triumphs -- legendary. But even as the combat-worn ranks of the SAS risked all to deliver the first resounding defeats on Nazi Germany, there were well-founded fears that their fortunes would change. In Brothers in Arms , Damien Lewis pays tribute to the mavericks and visionaries who founded elite-forces soldierin -- the SAS. Exhaustively researched from an invaluable trove of never-before-seen documents, wartime letters, diaries, mission reports, rare photos, undeveloped film, plus interviews with WWII veterans and their surviving families, Damien follows one close-knit band of men from the founding of the SAS through to the Italian landings, which truly turned the tide of the war. It is a breathtaking narrative of do-or-die action and unbelievable daring chronicling the exploits of some of the most fearless, revered, and under-the-radar soldiers of the 20th century. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.541241 L673b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.541241 L673b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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