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The Illustrated History of the SAS
Book • 2023
This book tells the story of the SAS, beginning as a deception to convince the Axis of a British parachute unit in the North African desert.
The narrative follows the formation and training of the SAS in the North African desert and their subsequent deployment in Europe.
Written with full cooperation from the SAS and access to their archives, Joshua Levine draws on individual stories, personal testimony, and interviews with veterans and family members to provide a vivid and detailed account of the unit's wartime history, including their successes and failures.
The narrative follows the formation and training of the SAS in the North African desert and their subsequent deployment in Europe.
Written with full cooperation from the SAS and access to their archives, Joshua Levine draws on individual stories, personal testimony, and interviews with veterans and family members to provide a vivid and detailed account of the unit's wartime history, including their successes and failures.
