‘Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller’ Lee Child
Five of the most daring escapes carried out by the famous fighting force during World World Two.
From the birth of the SAS, to the post-D-Day battles for Nazi-occupied Europe, these gripping true stories cover some of the most iconic operations of the Regiment, and its key characters.
In this new volume, best-selling military historian Damien Lewis has worked closely with World War Two veterans and their families to bring to life previously untold tales of courage and endurance beyond compare.
Wartime diaries, letters, mission reports, interrogation transcripts and more reveal the most terrifying yet astounding moments of SAS fighters’ lives as they were hunted by the enemy and forced to fight their way out of certain death or capture.
Damien Lewis is a number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide. For decades he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world’s major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South America, the Middle and Far East and winning numerous awards. His books include the World War Two classics The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, SAS Nazi Hunters, SAS Ghost Patrol, SAS Band of Brothers and SAS Forged in Hell. A dozen of his books have been made, or are being made, into movies or TV drama series and several have been adapted as plays for the stage. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has recently been released as a Guy Ritchie movie of the same name. He has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charitable concerns connected with his writings.
