S.B.S.
Published on 1. August 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-7153-9454-0 (ISBN)
Description
A history of the elite force of the Royal Marines, whose mission is to infiltrate enemy lines and installations. This book penetrates the mythology which surrounds the squadron, and tells of the courage and daring of the men who are at the forefront of the action.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Illustrations
16pp b&w photographs, 3 line drawings, 10 maps, index
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-9454-0 (9780715394540)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 The legendary heroes: the concept - 1941-42; independent units - 1940-43; island raiding - 1942-43; beneath the Atlantic wall - 1942-44; fighting recess - 1944-45; more than cockleshell heroes; the war canoes. Part 2 The Navy's SBS: the continuing wars; triphibian training; the European dimension; actions in the South Atlantic - 1982; the inside story.