Gavin Mortimer

The SBS in World War II

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Special Boat Squadron was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, and totally secretive, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943. With the interviews of the surviving members of the unit, this title gathers the forgotten dramatic exploits of this fighting force.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 128mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9781472811134
• ISBN-10: 1472811135
• Artikelnr.: 43600258

Autorenporträt

Gavin Mortimer

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Birth of the Boat Service
Chapter 2. From Service to Squadron
Chapter 3. Sick in Sardinia
Chapter 4. A Close Call in Crete
Chapter 5. Armistice and Uncertainty
Chapter 6. The Germans Fight Back
Chapter 7. Defeat in the Dodecanese
Chapter 8. New Recruits for a New Year
Chapter 9. Piracy on the High Seas
Chapter 10. Turkish Deceit for the SBS
Chapter 11. Caught, Questioned, Vanished
Chapter 12. Vengeance
Chapter 13. Germany on the Run
Chapter 14. Into the Balkans
Chapter 15. The Nazis' Greek Tragedy
Chapter 16. Adriatic Offensive
Chapter 17. Andy Lassen's Big War
Chapter 18. The End of the Odyssey
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index