SBS silent warriors : the authorised wartime history of the Special Boat Service from the secret SBS archives
David, Saul, 1966-2021
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From award-winning historian Saul David, an authorised history of the SBS. Britain's SBS - or Special Boat Service - was the world's first maritime special operations unit. Founded in the dark days of 1940, it started as a small and inexperienced outfit that leaned heavily on volunteers' raw courage and boyish enthusiasm.
Main title:
Author:
David, Saul, 1966-, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2021.
Collation:
xxxviii, 490 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Maps on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008394523 (hbk)
Dewey class:
356.160941356.16
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Royal Marines. Special Boat Service -- HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great BritainSpecial forces (Military science) -- Great Britain -- HistorySpecial operations (Military science) -- Great Britain -- HistoryWarfare and DefenceEnglandMiddle EastEnglish20th century, c 1900 to c 1999c 2010 to c 2019
BRN:
752753