Название: The SAS in World War II: An Illustrated History
Автор: Gavin Mortimer
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2011
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 258
Размер: 28,8 mb
Язык: English

In his new book, WWII historian Gavin Mortimer examines the pivotal events of one of the most famous military units of all time. Starting with the unit’s formation in July 1941, Mortimer recreates the heady days when a young Scots’ Guard officer called David Stirling persuaded MEHQ to give its backing to a small band of 60 men christened ‘L Detachment.’ From there, drawing on over 100 hours of interviews with veterans (much of which has never before been published) he describes the early raids in the desert against Axis airfields that inflicted a deadly cost on the enemy.