Secret Forces of World War II
Published on 20. January 2004
256 pages
978-1-78383-871-4 (ISBN)
Description
One of the lasting legacies of World War 2 was the proliferation of what today are known as Special Forces. At the time many soldiers, often of high rank regarded these units as nothing short of ill-disciplined cowboys or worse! However desperate times called for desperate measures and there were those in high places who were prepared to take risks. As specially recruited units such as the LRDG, SAS and SBS earned their spurs and scored significant victories, at high cost both to the enemy and themselves, so faith in the concept grew
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Philip Warner
Secret Forces of World War II
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01/2004
Leo Cooper Ltd
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Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Principal events 1939-1945 and their relation to secret forces
- 1 Introduction
- 2 An Established Concept
- 3 The Airborne Achievement
- 4 Ground Attack
- 5 The Seekers after Knowledge
- 6 The Range of SOE
- 7 Gains - and Losses
- 8 The Far Eastern Scene
- 9 Oriental Tangles
- 10 Other Interested Parties
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
