Churchill's secret warriors
Subtitle: the explosive true story of the special forces desperadoes of WWII
By: Damien Lewis
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781848669178; 9781848668539; 9781848668546
Subjects: Secret service; Special forces (Military science); Great Britain. Special Operations Executive; Great Britain; World War, 1939-1945; History
Other titles: Explosive true story of the special forces desperadoes of WWII
Description: "In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard. So Britain's wartime leader called for the lightning development of a completely new kind of warfare, recruiting a band of eccentric free-thinking warriors to become the first 'deniable' secret operatives to strike behind enemy lines, offering these volunteers nothing but the potential for glory and all-but-certain death. Churchill's Secret Warriors tells the story of the daring victories for ..."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 378) and index.