Showing 4 items matching "great britain - special air service"
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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Penguin, The SAS at war, 1941-1945, 2000
... great britain....special air service regiment...world war 1939-1945 - military operations - great britain. special air service regiment This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. ...This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.235.This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.world war 1939-1945 - military operations - great britain., special air service regiment -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Scholey, Pete, SAS Heroes: Remarkable Soldiers, Extraordinary Men, 2008
... Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment...Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment Great Britain. ...Don't look for medals; you're SAS - much more is expected of you.Don't look for medals; you're SAS - much more is expected of you.great britain. army. special air service regiment, great britain. army. special air service -- history. -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryVirginia Cowles, The phantom major, 1958
... ...Great Britain - Special Air Service...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa Great Britain - Special Air Service In the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 1942, when Rommel's tanks were sweeping towards Suez, a handful of daring raiders were making history for the Allies. ...In the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 1942, when Rommel's tanks were sweeping towards Suez, a handful of daring raiders were making history for the Allies. They operated deep behind the German lines, often driving hundreds of miles through the deserts of North Africa. They hid by day and struck by night, destroying aircraft, blowing up ammunition dumps, derailing trains, and killing many times their own number. These were the SAS, Stirling's desert raiders, the brainchild of a deceptively mild-mannered man with a brilliant idea. Small teams of resourceful, highly trained men would penetrate beyond the front lines of the opposing armies and wreak havoc where the Germans least expected it.Index, ill, p.352.non-fictionIn the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 1942, when Rommel's tanks were sweeping towards Suez, a handful of daring raiders were making history for the Allies. They operated deep behind the German lines, often driving hundreds of miles through the deserts of North Africa. They hid by day and struck by night, destroying aircraft, blowing up ammunition dumps, derailing trains, and killing many times their own number. These were the SAS, Stirling's desert raiders, the brainchild of a deceptively mild-mannered man with a brilliant idea. Small teams of resourceful, highly trained men would penetrate beyond the front lines of the opposing armies and wreak havoc where the Germans least expected it. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, great britain - special air service -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Tony Geraghty, This is the SAS : a pictorial history of the Special Air Service Regiment, 1982
... Great Britain - Special air services Clandestine military forces A history of British and Commonwealth SAS forces from the second world war to the Falklands war. ...A history of British and Commonwealth SAS forces from the second world war to the Falklands war.Ill, p.156.non-fictionA history of British and Commonwealth SAS forces from the second world war to the Falklands war.great britain - special air services, clandestine military forces
