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SAS Ghost Patrol: The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi Stormtroopers
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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SAS Ghost Patrol: The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi Stormtroopers
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Damien Lewis
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:368 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 155 |
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Category/Genre | True War and Combat Stories Second world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781786483140
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Classifications | Dewey:940.548641 |
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Illustrations |
2 x 8-page b&w plate sections
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Quercus Publishing
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Imprint |
Quercus Publishing
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Publication Date |
31 May 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Praise for Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis' SAS mission series: 'One of the great untold stories of WWII' - Bear Grylls on SAS Ghost Patrol 'The untold story' - Daily Mail on SAS Nazi Hunters 'A tale of bravery against desperate odds' - Sunday Times on Churchill's Secret Warriors 'True adventures laced with staggering bravery and sacrifice' - Sun on Hunting the Nazi Bomb The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi Stormtroopers The Most Daring Mission Ever Undertaken SAS Ghost Patrol is the explosive true story of the day in 1942 when the SAS donned Nazi uniforms to perpetrate the most audacious and daring mission of the war. Beyond top secret, deniable in the extreme (and of course enjoying Churchill's enthusiastic blessing),this is one of the most remarkable stories of wartime lawlessness, eccentricity and raw courage in the face of impossible odds - a thoroughly British undertaking. What unfolded - the longest mission ever undertaken by Allied special forces - was an epic of daring, courage, tragedy and survival that remains unrivalled to this day, and which rightly became a foundation stone of Special Forces legend. Written with Lewis's signature authenticity and dramatic verve, SAS Ghost Patrol is peopled by a cast of the utterly maverick and the extraordinary. In its quirky eccentricities and outrageous rule-breaking,this is a story that only the British could have authored, and with such panache and aplomb. It may read like the stuff of impossible myth or folklore, but every single word is true.
Author Biography
Damien Lewis is a number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide. For decades he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world's major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South America, the Middle and Far East and winning numerous awards. His books include the World War Two classics Churchill's Secret Warriors, Hunting the Nazi Bomb, SAS Nazi Hunters, SAS Ghost Patrol, SAS Italian Job and SAS Shadow Raiders. A dozen of his books have been made, or are being made, into movies or TV drama series and several have been adapted as plays for the stage. He has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charitable concerns connected with his writings.
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