The Sbs In World War Ii An Illustrated History Gavin Mortimer by Gavin Mortimer 9781782001898, 1782001891 instant download after payment.

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 SBS 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.
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…