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AUDACIOUS MISSIONS OF WORLD WAR II : DARING ACTS OF BRAVERY REVEALED THROUGH LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS FROM THE TIME

By: N/A

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Osprey / the National Archives: 2020

Seller ID: 65037

ISBN: 1472829956

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

New hardback copies at a reduced price. ; Based on hundreds of rare documents and images from The National Archives. Combined Operations, SOE missions, Royal Navy missions and Royal Air Force missions. 20 operations, including Claymore, 1941; Anthropoid, 1942; Market Garden and Totalise, 1944. Illustrated. ; 216 pages
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GENTLEMAN JIM: THE WARTIME STORY OF A FOUNDER OF THE SAS AND SPECIAL FORCES

By: Almonds-Windmill, L.

Price: £4.99

Publisher: Robinson: 2011

Seller ID: 50435

ISBN: 1848844247

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £14.99.; Illustrated. ; 263 pages
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HITLER'S RAID TO SAVE MUSSOLINI : THE MOST FAMOUS COMMANDO OPERATION OF WORLD WAR II

By: Annussek, Greg.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Da Capo Press: 2005

Seller ID: 67058

ISBN: 0306813963

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Hardback; very good in creased dustjacket. ; Illustrated. ; 325 pages
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GET ROMMEL: THE SECRET MISSION TO KILL HITLER'S GREATEST GENERAL

By: Asher, M.

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 2004

Seller ID: 55984

ISBN: 029784685x

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Hardback; very good in very good dustjacket. ; The true story of Operation Flipper, the secret British plot to kill Rommel in 1941. The raids by the volunteer commandos and the newly created SAS. Illustrated. ; 303 pages
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SECTION D FOR DESTRUCTION - FORERUNNER OF SOE (SIGNED COPY)

By: Atkin, M.

Price: £19.99

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2017

Seller ID: 58726

ISBN: 1473892600

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price. Signed by the Author. ; The first comprehensive history of Section D of the Intelligence Service since the release of secret documents on its operations into the public domain. Illustrated. ; 258 pages
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JUNGLE CAVALRY : AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANIES AND COMMANDOS 1941-1945

By: Blake, G.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Helion & Company Ltd.: 2019

Seller ID: 62901

ISBN: 1911628828

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £19.95.; The wartime experience of the specialist unconventional forces which formed part of the Australian Army. Illustrations & maps. ; 312 pages
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COMMANDO TACTICS : THE SECOND WORLD WAR

By: Bull, Stephen.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2010

Seller ID: 67012

ISBN: 1848840748

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99.; British commando tactics, training and examples of raids and small-unit combat during WW2; Norway, St. Nazaire, Dieppe and D-Day. Illustrated. ; 214 pages
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THE HISTORY OF 30 ASSAULT UNIT : IAN FLEMING'S RED INDIANS

By: Cabell, C.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2009

Seller ID: 38867

ISBN: 1844159507

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99. ; Illustrated. ; 170 pages
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IAN FLEMING'S SECRET WAR

By: Cabell, Craig.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2016

Seller ID: 62124

ISBN: 1473853494

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £12.99.; Ian Fleming's wartime service in Naval Intelligence. Illustrated. ; 182 pages
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FIGHTING MAD : ONE MAN'S GUERRILLA WAR

By: Calvert, Michael.

Price: £12.99

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2004

Seller ID: 67008

ISBN: 1844152243

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies. ; Michael 'Mad Mike' Calvert's account of his experiences; Chindit leader to commander of the SAS Brigade in Europe. Illustrated. ; 208 pages
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OPERATION CHARIOT: THE RAID ON ST NAZAIRE

By: Cooksey, Jon.

Price: £6.99

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2012

Seller ID: 52852

ISBN: 1844151166

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price, published £12.99. Reprint. ; Illustrated. ; 128 pages
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DARBY'S RANGERS: WE LED THE WAY

By: Darby, W. O. & Baumer, W. H.

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Presidio: 1993

Seller ID: 61192

ISBN: 0891414924

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Paperback; very good in card covers. ; William O. Darby's first-hand account of his famous Rangers. With additional background by W. H. Baumer. Illustrated. ; 198 pages
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TEN COMMANDO 1942-1945

By: Dear, I.

Price: £6.99

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2010

Seller ID: 43369

ISBN: 184884400X

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £12.99.; Account of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando; composed entirely of men who came from countries under Nazi occupation including Nazi Germany itself. Illustrated & maps. (First published 1987). ; 208 pages
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WHEN SHALL THEIR GLORY FADE? THE STORIES OF THE THIRTY-EIGHT BATTLE HONOURS OF THE ARMY COMMANDOS

By: Dunning, J.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Frontline: 2011

Seller ID: 44615

ISBN: 1848325975

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99. ; The Commandos in World War Two. Norway, Middle East, St Nazaire, Dieppe, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Greece, North-West Europe, and Burma. Maps & illustrations. ; 286 pages
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IT HAD TO BE TOUGH : THE ORIGINS AND TRAINING OF THE COMMANDOS IN WORLD WAR II

By: Dunning, J.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Frontline: 2012

Seller ID: 51105

ISBN: 1848326386

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £14.99. ; Illustrated. ; 208 pages
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COMMANDO : MEMOIRS OF A FIGHTING COMMANDO IN WORLD WAR TWO

By: Durnford-Slater, J. Brigadier.

Price: £19.99

Publisher: Greenhill Books: 2002

Seller ID: 67016

ISBN: 1853674796

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies. ; The story of No.3 Commando, written by the man who formed it. From formation in 1940, through the operations at Vaagso and Dieppe, through Sicily, Italy, D-Day and on to Germany. Illustrations & maps. First published 1953; with additional notes, RoH, and Awards. ; 234 pages
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COMMANDO

By: Durnford-Slater, John. Brigadier.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: George Mann: 1973

Seller ID: 67148

ISBN: 0704100134

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Good dust jacket

Hardback; heavy foxing to edge of pages and endpapers, otherwise good in foxed and yellowed dustjacket. ; The story of No.3 Commando, written by the man who formed it. From formation in 1940, through the operations at Vaagso and Dieppe, through Sicily, Italy, D-Day and on to Germany. Illustrations & maps. ; 222 pages
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SPEARHEAD 11: COMMANDOS: CHURCHILL'S 'HAND OF STEEL'

By: Ellis, C. Dunstan, S.

Price: £4.99

Publisher: Ian Allan: 2003

Seller ID: 31387

ISBN: 0711029776

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price, published £12.99.; Illustrated. ; 96 pages
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WINGED DAGGER : ADVENTURES ON SPECIAL SERVICE

By: Farran, Roy.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Arms & Armour Press: 1986

Seller ID: 65104

ISBN: 085368734X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Special Forces Library. Hardback; very good in price-clipped and foxed dustjacket. ; Memoir of the Second World War. The author served in the Western Desert 1940-1943, and with the SAS in North Africa, Sicily, Greece, Italy and France 1943-1945. Maps. First published 1948. ; 340 pages
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COMMANDO EXTRAORDINARY

By: Foley, Charles.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Arms & Armour Press: 1986

Seller ID: 40574

ISBN: 0853688249

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Special Forces Library 7. Hardback; very good in price-clipped dustjacket. ; Otto Skorzeny, Chief of Germany's Special Troops. Account based on interviews with the author. Reprint of the 1954 edition. ; 251 pages
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COMMANDO EXTRAORDINARY

By: Foley, Charles.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co Ltd.: 1954

Seller ID: 57992

ISBN: 0853688249

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Hardback without dustjacket; foxing to edge of pages otherwise good in faded, dented and discoloured boards. ; Otto Skorzeny, Chief of Germany's Special Troops. Account based on interviews with the author. Foreword by Major-General Sir Robert Laycock. Illustrated; +xiipp. ; 232 pages
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FIRE FROM THE FOREST : THE SAS BRIGADE IN FRANCE 1944

By: Ford, Roger.

Price: £6.99

Publisher: Cassell: 2004

Seller ID: 63751

ISBN: 0304363367

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies, but pages yellowing (paper quality). ; Maps & illustrations. ; 308 pages
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STEEL FROM THE SKY : THE JEDBURGH RAIDERS, FRANCE 1944

By: Ford, Roger.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 2004

Seller ID: 67084

ISBN: 0297846809

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Hardback; very good in lightly creased dustjacket. ; The story of the three-man Jedburgh teams - the combat unit made up of American, British and French soldiers - who parachuted into France to link-up with the Maquis, encourage active resistance and provide a link with allied forces in the days immediately after D-Day. They fought in uniform, behind German lines, and played a key role in the Allied victory in 1944. Illustrations & maps. ; 292 pages
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THE BEACHHEAD COMMANDOS

By: Hampshire, A. Cecil.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: William Kimber: 1983

Seller ID: 67161

ISBN: 0718303199

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Good dust jacket

Hardback; lean to spine, foxing to edge of yellowed pages, otherwise good in creased dustjacket. ; The story of the Royal Navy Commandos in World War Two. Illustrations & maps. ; 208 pages
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THE DRUMS OF MEMORY: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

By: Hastings, S.

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2001

Seller ID: 39150

ISBN: 0850528089

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Paperback; pages heavily yellowed, some creasing and marks to pages in creased card covers. A good reference copy. ; The memoirs of Sir Stephen Hastings, MC. Wartime service in the Western Desert with the Scots Guards; with the SAS; and SOE; and post-war political service in the Foreign Office. Illustrated. ; 275 pages
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DUTCH COURAGE : SPECIAL FORCES IN THE NETHERLANDS 1944-45

By: Hooiveld, J.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Amberley Books: 2016

Seller ID: 58781

ISBN: 1445657414

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £20.00.; Jedburgh teams in the Netherlands. First published in Dutch as 'Operatie Jedburgh: Geheime Geallieerde Missies in Nederland 1944-1945'. Illustrated. ; 277 pages
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THE JEDBURGHS : THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES, FRANCE 1944

By: Irwin, Will. Lt. -Col.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Publicaffairs, New York: 2005

Seller ID: 63750

ISBN: 1586483072

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Hardback; very good in very good dustjacket. ; Account of the Special Forces units dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings. Illustrated. ; 323 pages
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THE JEDBURGHS : THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES, FRANCE 1944

By: Irwin, Will. Lt. -Col.

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Publicaffairs, New York: 2005

Seller ID: 66653

ISBN: 1586484621

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Paperback; blemish to edge of pages, corners of a few pages creased, otherwise good in creased and scratched card covers. ; Account of the Special Forces units dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings. Illustrated. ; 323 pages
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DARING RAIDS OF WORLD WAR TWO : HEROIC LAND, SEA & AIR ATTACKS

By: Jacobs, P.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2015

Seller ID: 60014

ISBN: 1783463333

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99. ; Thirty of the most daring and strategic raids of the Second World War. Includes Taranto, Bruneval, St Nazaire, Dieppe, Amiens Prison, and Pegasus Bridge. Illustrated. ; 237 pages
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BORN OF THE DESERT : WITH THE SAS IN NORTH AFRICA

By: James, Malcolm.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Greenhill Books: 2001

Seller ID: 63749

ISBN: 1853674389

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Paperback; pages yellowed (low quality paper) otherwise looks unread. ; The experience and reminiscences of Malcolm James Pleydell an Army Doctor during the twelve months he served with the 1st SAS Regiment in the desert in 1942-43. Illustrations & maps. First published in 1945 this is a reprint of the 1991 edition with additional photographs and notes, and the author's Postscript. ; 336 pages
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BORN OF THE DESERT : WITH THE SAS IN NORTH AFRICA

By: James, Malcolm. (Pleydell, Malcolm James)

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Greenhill Books: 1991

Seller ID: 67117

ISBN: 1853670901

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Fair dust jacket

Hardback; pages yellowed and foxed (low quality paper) otherwise good in torn and creased dustjacket. ; The experience and reminiscences of an Army Doctor during the twelve months he served with the 1st SAS Regiment in the desert in 1942-43. Reprint of 1945 edition. With new Postscript by Malcolm James Pleydell, and 16 pages of b/w photographs. Maps. ; 322 pages
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BRITAIN'S BAND OF BROTHERS

By: Keene, Tom.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: The History Press: 2014

Seller ID: 53326

ISBN: 0752489909

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £18.99.; The story of fifty handpicked, cross-Channel raiders who carried the fight to the enemy shore long before D-Day. Illustrated. ; 256 pages
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LEAVENWORTH PAPERS NO.11: RANGERS: SELECTED COMBAT OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II

By: King, M. J. Dr.

Price: £7.00

Publisher: Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.: 1985

Seller ID: 39876

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Paperback; good in yellowed, creased and marked card covers. ; A critical reconstruction of the Ranger operations at Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. Fold-out maps. ; 90 pages
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BEACHHEAD ASSAULT : THE STORY OF THE ROYAL NAVAL COMMANDOS IN WORLD WAR II

By: Lee, D.

Price: £6.99

Publisher: Greenhill: 2017

Seller ID: 60890

ISBN: 1473894298

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; pubished £14.99.; First published 2004. Illustrations & maps. ; 272 pages
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BLOOD ON THE SHORES: SOVIET NAVAL COMMANDOS IN WORLD WAR II

By: Leonov, V. (Gebhardt. J. F. Major. Introduction. )

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Naval Institute Press: 1993

Seller ID: 50470

ISBN: 1557505063

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

Hardback; very good in torn dustjacket. ; First hand account and well researched study of Soviet Naval Special Operations Forces in the Second World War. Maps. ; 212 pages
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THE SMALL SCALE RAIDING FORCE

By: Lett, B.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2013

Seller ID: 53569

ISBN: 1781593949

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99.; The Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF). Second in a two-part study of Major Gus March-Phillipps DSO, MBE. , and the seaborne commandos and secret agents he led during World War Two. Illustrated. ; 216 pages
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IAN FLEMING AND SOE'S OPERATION POSTMASTER : THE UNTOLD TOP SECRET STORY

By: Lett, B.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2013

Seller ID: 63091

ISBN: 1781590001

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99. Reprint. ; The previously untold story of a daring and successful SOE operation. Illustrated. ; 255 pages
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SAS IN TUSCANY 1943-1945

By: Lett, Brian.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2010

Seller ID: 60605

ISBN: 1848844468

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99.; Three SAS operations in enemy-occupied Italy: Speedwell 2 (september 1943) ; Galia (winter 1944/1945) ; and Blimey (April 1945). Illustrations & maps. ; 246 pages
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OPERATION SUICIDE : THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE COCKLESHELL RAID

By: Lyman, Robert.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Quercus: 2012

Seller ID: 50644

ISBN: 1780872518

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £12.99. ; Illustrated. ; 346 pages
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SAS : THE HISTORY OF THE SPECIAL RAIDING SQUADRON 'PADDY'S MEN'

By: McClean, Stewart.

Price: £19.99

Publisher: Spellmount: 2006

Seller ID: 67060

ISBN: 1862272875

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies. ; A history of the Special Raiding Squadron; the unit, men and their operations during the Sicilian and Italian campaigns; and the extraordinary man who commanded the squadron, Robert Blair Mayne or 'Paddy' as he became known. Maps & illustrations. ; 159 pages
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SAS OPERATION BULBASKET: BEHIND THE LINES IN OCCUPIED FRANCE 1944

By: McCue, P.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Leo Cooper: 1996

Seller ID: 51475

ISBN: 085052489x

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Hardback; very good in lightly creased dustjacket. First edition. ; Illustrations & maps. ; 232 pages
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SAS OPERATION BULBASKET : BEHIND THE LINES IN OCCUPIED FRANCE 1944

By: McCue, Paul.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Leo Cooper: 1996

Seller ID: 67055

ISBN: 0850525349

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Paperback; pages yellowed, crease to corners of a few pages, otherwise good in scratched card covers. ; Illustrations & maps. ; 232 pages
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THE COMMANDOS 1940-1946

By: Messenger, Charles.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: William Kimber: 1985

Seller ID: 55870

ISBN: 0718305531

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair in Fair dust jacket

Hardback; pages heavily yellowed (low quality paper) otherwise good in creased dustjacket. ; Detailed study of the Commandos during World War Two. Includes the Middle East Commandos of 1940-41; Layforce; the Small Scale Raiding Force; No.30 Commando; and 'X' Troop of No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando. Illustrations & maps. ; 447 pages
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COMMANDO TO CAPTAIN-GENERALL: THE LIFE OF BRIGADIER PETER YOUNG

By: Michelli, A.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2007

Seller ID: 53989

ISBN: 1844156516

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £19.99. ; Biography of the military historian, wargamer and founder of the Sealed Knot Society. Founding member of 3 Commando, he saw action in Norway, Dieppe, Sicily, Italy, Normandy and Burma; later in Palestine commanding 9th Regiment, Arab Legion; and founder of the War Studies Department at RMA Sandhurst. Illustrated. ; 258 pages
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COMMANDO DESPATCH RIDER : FROM D-DAY TO DEUTSCHLAND 1944-45

By: Mitchell, Raymond.

Price: £6.99

Publisher: Pen & Sword: 2014

Seller ID: 51190

ISBN: 1473822920

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £14.99. ; The author served as a Despatch Rider (DR) with 41 Royal Marine Commando throughout the North-West Europe campaign. Account based on his wartime diary and the Unit's War Diary. Illustrations & maps. ; 234 pages
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DAGGERS DRAWN: SECOND WORLD WAR HEROES OF THE SAS AND SBS

By: Morgan, M.

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Sutton: 2001

Seller ID: 34375

ISBN: 0750925094

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Very Good dust jacket

Hardback; pages yellowed (low quality paper) otherwise good in very good dustjacket. ; Illustrated. ; 236 pages
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STING OF THE SCORPION: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP

By: Morgan, M.

Price: £4.99

Publisher: Sutton: 2003

Seller ID: 44631

ISBN: 0750937041

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New paperback copies at a reduced price; published £6.99.; Illustrations & maps. ; 202 pages
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THE SAS IN WORLD WAR II : AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

By: Mortimer, G.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Osprey Publishing: 2011

Seller ID: 59473

ISBN: 184908646X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Hardback; very good in very good dustjacket. ; Illustrated. ; 256 pages
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STIRLING'S MEN : THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE SAS IN WORLD WAR II

By: Mortimer, G.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 2004

Seller ID: 61170

ISBN: 0297847120

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

Hardback; very good in creased and marked dustjacket. ; Based on interviews with nearly sixty of the wartime SAS soldiers. Fascinating account of the experiences of the original SAS; their campaigns and battles from their formation through North Africa, Tunisia, Italy, France, Holland & Belgium. Maps & photos. ; 376 pages
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KILL ROMMEL : OPERATION FLIPPER 1941

By: Mortimer, G.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Osprey: 2014

Seller ID: 61995

ISBN: 1472801091

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Raid 43. Paperback; very good in lightly scuffed card covers. ; Illustrated. ; 64 pages
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