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The Birth of British Special Forces
How the Guards Regiments Helped Forge the SAS, Commandos and Paras
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Verlag:
Pen & Sword Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 9G6R3L5
EAN: 9781036196042
Auf Lager:
8
Zustellung: Do, 20.08.2026
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Beschreibung
The Household Division emerges as the catalyst shaping Britain's wartime special forces and modern commandos. This study reveals how the Household Division became the driving force behind Britain's special forces during the Second World War. Drawing on primary sources, Charles Trumpess traces the transformation from parade ground to battlefield, showing how Guards officers like Robert Laycock, David Stirling, and Frederick Browning leveraged social connections to create the Commandos, LRDG, SAS, and Parachute Regiment. Through character portraits, the book follows the evolution from No. 8 (Guards) Commando to modern G Squadron, 22 SAS. It reveals how Caterham's punishing training produced the self-reliance essential for special operations, how White's Club became an unofficial recruiting centre, and why the 'old boys' network' proved crucial to wartime innovation.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Charles Richard Trumpess
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 208