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Levine, Joshua, 1970-
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Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- Pictorial works.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment, 22nd.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment, 22nd -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
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Levine, Joshua, 1970-
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- Pictorial works.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment, 22nd.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment, 22nd -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
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SAS : the illustrated history of the SAS / Joshua Levine.
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Levine, Joshua, 1970-
William Collins, 2023.
Call #:
940
.541241
L665s
Subjects
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service -- History -- Pictorial works.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment, 22nd.
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment, 22nd -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
ISBN:
9780008640873 (US hc)
9780008549954 (UK hc)
Description:
ix, 310 p. : ill. (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"First published in Great Britain in 2023 by William Collins"--T.p. verso.
Includes a foreword by Mike Sadler.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The authorized illustrated history of the SAS by the New York Times bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS's wartime history in vivid and astonishing detail. Includes a foreword by Mike Sadler, the earliest surviving member of the SAS. The SAS began as a lie, a story of a British parachute unit in the North African desert, to convince the Axis they were under imminent threat. The lie was so effective that soon a small band of men were brought together to make it real. These recruits were the toughest and brightest of their cohort, the most resilient, most dynamic and most self-sufficient. Their first commanders, David Stirling and Paddy Mayne, would go down in history as unorthodox visionaries. Yet this book tells much more than the usual origin story of the unit and seeks out less well-known leaders like Bill Fraser, who was essential in helping the SAS achieve fame for their devastating raids. By looking beyond the myth, this book brings back to life a group of men who showed immense bravery and endured unimaginable risks behind enemy lines. Written with the full cooperation of the SAS and with exclusive access to SAS archives, Levine draws on individual stories and personal testimony, including interviews with veterans and family members. On every page, the book gives a visceral sense of what it was like to fight and train in the SAS in both North Africa and Europe during World War II, focusing on their failures as well as their successes. This book is vivid with the characters of the men, their eclectic personalities, their strengths, weaknesses and many disagreements. Levine has uncovered a remarkable portrait of this enigmatic unit with photographs and stories long thought lost to history"--Publisher.
Other authors:
Sadler, Mike.
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