The SBS in World War II: An Illustrated History (Osprey General Military)

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Автор: Gavin Mortimer

Название: The SBS in World War II: An Illustrated History

Издательство: Osprey Publishing

Серия: Osprey General Military

ISBN: 1782001891

Год: 2013

Формат: PDF (e-book)

Страниц: 256

Размер: 13 Mb

Язык: English

The Special Boat Squadron was Britain’s most exclusive Special Forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, totally secretive and utterly ruthless, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943, having previously operated under the auspices of the SAS during the war in North Africa. Unlike its sister unit, which numbered more than 1,000 men, the SBS never comprised more than 100.Led by men such as the famed Victoria Cross recipient Anders Lassen, the SBS went from island to island in the Mediterranean, landing in the dead of night in small fishing boats and launching savage hit and run raids on the Germans.