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Book Synopsis Phillip Warner - S.B.S. - The Special Boat Squadron by : Phillip Warner
Download or read book Phillip Warner - S.B.S. - The Special Boat Squadron written by Phillip Warner and published by Class Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Special Boat Squadron, or SBS, is one of the most admired, respected and feared Special Forces units in the world. The date of the formation of the SBS is a matter of some debate. Officially it is the 14th April 1942, but long before that date SBS forces had been harassing the enemy in an unofficial existence; soon it was to be put on a more formal footing. Today, decades after the final curtain has dropped on World War II, it is a mystery to many people, particularly those in the regular forces, how the war managed to foster so many small, unorthodox formations like the SBS. In this book Philip Warner reveals much of the workings and history of this tight knit group that with so little did so much to impact upon World War II and subsequent campaigns. Their exploits, heroism and efforts are a continuing and extraordinary tribute to those that fell and those who continue to serve.
Book Synopsis Secret Forces of World War II by : Philip Warner
Download or read book Secret Forces of World War II written by Philip Warner and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2004-01-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis The Special Boat Squadron by : Philip Warner
Download or read book The Special Boat Squadron written by Philip Warner and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clash of Arms written by Russell Hart and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beginning with an investigation of the interwar neglect that left the Allied militaries incapable of defeating Nazi aggression at the start of World War II, Hart examines the wartime paths the Allies took toward improved military effectiveness. He also explores the continuous German adaptation that prolonged the war and increased the price of eventual Allied victory.
Book Synopsis A History of the SAS by : John Strawson
Download or read book A History of the SAS written by John Strawson and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Who Dares Wins”. The world’s most legendary special forces unit - and a history of action you will barely believe. This is the extraordinary, secretive story of how the SAS evolved from an unconventional handful of soldiers, operating behind enemy lines in North Africa in 1941, into the world’s most disciplined and respected professionals, up to their daring and dangerous exploits in the Iranian Embassy siege and the Falkland Islands. We see them during the latter years of the Second World War, in the numerous post-war security campaigns in the Middle and Far East, and in the difficult circumstances of urban terrorism. Above all, we see how the regiment’s founder David Stirling’s emphasis on The Man has not changed at all. Here indeed are men who dare to excel - and in General Strawson they have a worthy chronicler of their remarkable activities both in wartime and in the “savage wars of peace”. In the first history of the SAS ever published, we see their unique courage on full display - a courage that changed the British Army, and the world.
Book Synopsis The Defense of Western Europe by : L.H. Gann
Download or read book The Defense of Western Europe written by L.H. Gann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1987, examines the defence forces of Western Europe and assesses Europe’s capacity to defend itself as the 1980s saw the Cold War balance of power shift towards the Soviet Union. Soviet forces were greatly superior to NATO’s in terms of tanks, artillery and combat divisions, and this book analyses the NATO response and capabilities.
Book Synopsis Special Operations and Strategy by : James D. Kiras
Download or read book Special Operations and Strategy written by James D. Kiras and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-07-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship between moral and material attrition - this is achieved by examining both strategic theory and real-life case studies.
Book Synopsis Secret Forces of World War II by : Philip Warner
Download or read book Secret Forces of World War II written by Philip Warner and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2004-01-20 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis Anders Lassen VC, MC, of the SAS by : Mike Langley
Download or read book Anders Lassen VC, MC, of the SAS written by Mike Langley and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic true story of the heroic Danish World War II soldier who received Britain’s highest military honor. The story of Anders Lassen is one of the most amazing of the Second World War—indeed in the history of the British armed services. From the day he stalked and killed a stag armed only with a knife, Lassen had been recognized as unique. He took part in a series of extraordinary strikes against the Axis powers in West Africa, Normandy, the Channel Islands, the Aegean and Greece, the Balkans, and, finally, Italy. This biography of a remarkable warrior is based on interviews with Lassen’s fellow soldiers and a wealth of original research. It covers each stage of Lassen’s short, brilliant career in vivid detail and offers a penetrating insight into the exceptional courage, confidence, and single-minded motivation that lay behind Lassen’s extraordinary exploits. Mike Langley also reconstructs, using the testimony of survivors, the operation in which Lassen was killed—and for which he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
Book Synopsis George Jellicoe by : Nicholas C. Jellicoe
Download or read book George Jellicoe written by Nicholas C. Jellicoe and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Jellicoe, son of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland, was never compromised by his privileged upbringing. In this insightful biography, his son describes a life of action, drama, public service and controversy. George’s exploits with the newly formed SAS, as David Stirling’s second-in-command, and later commanding the SBS, make for fascinating reading. Over four years it embraced the North African and Mediterranean campaigns and culminated in the saving of a newly-liberated Athens from the communist guerrillas of ELAS. The brutality of Stalinist communism led him to join the post-war Foreign Office. In Washington he worked with Kim Philby and Donald Maclean in the cloak and dagger world of espionage. Resigning in 1958 so he could marry the woman he loved, he turned to politics. Although his ministerial career ended in 1973 after unwittingly become entangled with the Lambton scandal, he continued to sit in the House of Lords becoming ‘Father of the House’. He held numerous public appointments including President of the Royal Geographical Society, Chairman of the Medical Research Council, President of the SAS Regimental Association and the UK Crete Veterans Association. Thanks to the author’s research and access, this is more than a biography of a significant public figure. It provides fascinating detail of Special Forces operations and the characters of the countless figures with whom he mixed.
Download or read book He Who Dares written by David Sutherland and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1998-08-12 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author is of the generation that went straight from school to fighting in World War 2. In He Who Dares, he describes some of the actions undertaken by the SAS and SBS and provides a glimpse of the work done by MI5 in the post-war era'
Book Synopsis Special Boat Squandron by : Barrie Pitt
Download or read book Special Boat Squandron written by Barrie Pitt and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of the S.A.S. Regiment by : John Strawson
Download or read book A History of the S.A.S. Regiment written by John Strawson and published by Harvill Secker. This book was released on 1984 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Major General John Strawson is especially qualified to write this book, the first fully comprehensive history of the SAS. Not only does he know the Regiment first hand and has talked to many past and present members, but his life as a soldier and writer has enabled him lucidly to show how this youngest of all regiments has had so profound an effect on the British Army and the whole world. He tells how the SAS evolved from an unconventional handful of men, who under David Stirling operated so successfully behind enemy lines in north Africa in 1941, into the disciplined professionals of today, who apart from their daring and dangerous exploits in the Princes Gate siege and the Falkland Islands, have won "hearts and minds" in many countries by their perseverance, their medical and language skills, and their courage. In this book we see them operating in large numbers during the latter years of the Second World War, in the numerous post-war security campaigns in the middle and far east, and in the difficult circumstances of urban terrorism. Above all, we see how David Stirling's emphasis on The Man has not changed at all. Here indeed are men who dare to excel and in General Strawson they have a worthy chronicler of their remarkable activities both in wartime and in the "savage wars of peace"." -- book jacket.
Book Synopsis A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 by : Keith Robbins
Download or read book A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 written by Keith Robbins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
Book Synopsis The Complete History of the SAS by : Nigel McCrery
Download or read book The Complete History of the SAS written by Nigel McCrery and published by Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Specializing in covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue, the SAS is one of the world's most famous, feared and respected elite fighting forces. This book tells the full, fascinating story of the regiment, from formation in the sand dunes of Africa during World War II to present action in the Middle East, and incorporates jungle, desert and urban warfare, counter-terrorism and an insider's view at the selection and training methods employed by this usually secretive unit. As well as an insightful foreword by Andy McNab - one of the most famous members of the SAS - this revised, updated edition includes completely new chapters, features and information, including Key Missions of WWII, The Battle of Mirbat, Iranian Embassy Siege, Kenyan Hotel Rescue and Victoria Cross Awards.
Book Synopsis Special Boat Squadron by : Barrie PITT
Download or read book Special Boat Squadron written by Barrie PITT and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis SAS Combat Handbook by : Barry Davies
Download or read book SAS Combat Handbook written by Barry Davies and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An SAS soldier explains the battle history of this prestigious military service, while teaching how you can defend yourself in both hand-to-hand and military combat. Seventy years after its inception, the Special Air Service (SAS) is recognized by many as one of the most decorated military forces in the world. Their soldiers do battle on a daily basis, taking actions that are normally swift, very hard hitting, and extremely secretive. They will go—willingly—deep behind enemy lines, taking on incredible odds and risking their lives in the hope of rescuing others. In the SAS Combat Handbook, you will be informed on all aspects of SAS operations. With never-before-seen photographs of these heroes in action and untold stories of individual acts of bravery, you will be taught the key combat methods that have made this military group exactly what they are: elite. Included are training tips that will teach you about various military tactics, such as: The art of cover and remaining hidden behind enemy lines The keys to covert insertion and extraction operations Counterterrorism skills, including building entry, ambush, and sniping Fire battles on land, in the air, or at sea And so much more From the gathering of intelligence to undercover operations, the SAS is made up of two hundred men who are rigorously selected, highly trained, and ready to face what others fear. They know what it takes to get the job done, and no matter the situation, their combat skills are the best in the business.