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The SBS in World War II

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The Special Boat Squadron was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, totally secretive and utterly ruthless, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943, having previously operated under the auspices of the SAS during the war in North Africa. Unlike its sister unit, which numbered more than 1,000 men, the SBS never comprised more than 100. Led by men such as the famed Victoria Cross recipient Anders Lassen, the SBS went from island to island in the Mediterranean, landing in the dead of night in small fishing boats and launching savage hit and run raids on the Germans. By the end of the war they had served in Italy, the Balkans and mainland Greece, and following the cessation of hostilities their deeds were airbrushed out of history by an establishment that had never warmed to their piratical exploits. Through unrivalled access to the SAS Regimental Association archives and interviews with the surviving members of the unit, Gavin Mortimer has pieced together the dramatic exploits of this elite fighting force, fully illustrated with images of their daring actions, finally granting the unit the recognition they so richly deserved.

Table of Contents:
Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Birth of the Boat Service Chapter 2. From Service to Squadron Chapter 3. Sick in Sardinia Chapter 4. A Close Call in Crete Chapter 5. Armistice and Uncertainty Chapter 6. The Germans Fight Back Chapter 7. Defeat in the Dodecanese Chapter 8. New Recruits for a New Year Chapter 9. Piracy on the High Seas Chapter 10. Turkish Deceit for the SBS Chapter 11. Caught, Questioned, Vanished Chapter 12. Vengeance Chapter 13. Germany on the Run Chapter 14. Into the Balkans Chapter 15. The Nazis’ Greek Tragedy Chapter 16. Adriatic Offensive Chapter 17. Andy Lassen’s Big War Chapter 18. The End of the Odyssey Glossary Endnotes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Gavin Mortimer is the author of Stirling's Men (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004), a ground-breaking history of the early operations of the SAS, The Longest Night: Voices from the London Blitz (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005) and The Blitz: An Illustrated History (Osprey, 2010). 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. His latest book The SAS in World War II was published in 2011 (Osprey), excerpts from which featured in The Times, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He has lectured on the wartime SAS at the National Army Museum and will be discussing 'The SAS in World War Two' at the 2012 Brympton literary festival.

Review :
"Propelled by vivid writing and richly illustrated. It helps set the record straight by finally granting the men of the SBS some well-deserved recognition for being the forerunners of today's Special Boat Service, the special forces units of the U.K. Naval Service."" --Toy & Soldier Model Figure" "Propelled by vivid writing and richly illustrated. It helps set the record straight by finally granting the men of the SBS some well-deserved recognition for being the forerunners of today's Special Boat Service, the special forces units of the U.K. Naval Service." --Toy & Soldier Model Figure Propelled by vivid writing and richly illustrated. It helps set the record straight by finally granting the men of the SBS some well-deserved recognition for being the forerunners of today's Special Boat Service, the special forces units of the U.K. Naval Service. Toy & Soldier Model Figure"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781782001898
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Osprey Publishing
  • Height: 242 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Width: 190 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1782001891
  • Publisher Date: 20 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1009 gr


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