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SAS Great Escapes Four

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'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee ChildFIVE MORE INCREDIBLE ESCAPES CARRIED OUT BY THE SAS DURING WORLD WAR TWOSAS Great Escapes Four recounts how soldiers of the world's most famous fighting force, the SAS, carried out some of the most daring escapes of World War Two. Ranging from the infamous desert campaign of 1944 to the unforgiving terrain of the Vosges Mountains, these inspirational narratives include the tale of three Captains escaping an Italian Prisoner of War Camp in 1943; a perilous escape across Europe aided by the Resistance networks of Holland, Belgium; and a death-defying return to Britain via boat, tunnel and train.Each account plunges the reader into the escapees' experiences - sharing the most terrifying yet astounding moments of their lives. They include unimaginable accounts of survival in the face of staggering odds, episodes of nerve-wracking bluff and deception, plus knife-edge ambushes with enemy forces hell-bent on wreaking vengeance.In this new volume of his bestselling series, author Damien Lewis has worked closely with World War Two veterans and the families of those portrayed, accessing wartime diaries, letters, mission reports, interrogation transcripts and more, to relate how the men of the SAS were hunted by the enemy and forced to fight their way out of certain death or capture.With every step, breath and turn taken, these fugitives epitomized the do-or-die spirit of the SAS to overcome.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781529441109
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Utgitt:
  • 22. mai 2025
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 153x234x0 mm.
Leveringstid: Kan forhåndsbestilles
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'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee ChildFIVE MORE INCREDIBLE ESCAPES CARRIED OUT BY THE SAS DURING WORLD WAR TWOSAS Great Escapes Four recounts how soldiers of the world's most famous fighting force, the SAS, carried out some of the most daring escapes of World War Two. Ranging from the infamous desert campaign of 1944 to the unforgiving terrain of the Vosges Mountains, these inspirational narratives include the tale of three Captains escaping an Italian Prisoner of War Camp in 1943; a perilous escape across Europe aided by the Resistance networks of Holland, Belgium; and a death-defying return to Britain via boat, tunnel and train.Each account plunges the reader into the escapees' experiences - sharing the most terrifying yet astounding moments of their lives. They include unimaginable accounts of survival in the face of staggering odds, episodes of nerve-wracking bluff and deception, plus knife-edge ambushes with enemy forces hell-bent on wreaking vengeance.In this new volume of his bestselling series, author Damien Lewis has worked closely with World War Two veterans and the families of those portrayed, accessing wartime diaries, letters, mission reports, interrogation transcripts and more, to relate how the men of the SAS were hunted by the enemy and forced to fight their way out of certain death or capture.With every step, breath and turn taken, these fugitives epitomized the do-or-die spirit of the SAS to overcome.

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