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Fire from the Forest: The SAS Brigade in France, 1944 (Cassell Military Trade Books)

Fire from the Forest: The SAS Brigade in France, 1944 (Cassell Military Trade Books)

by RogerFord (Author)

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    Hardcover 2003

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Synopsis

This is a comprehensive account of the behind-the-lines missions that supported the D-Day landings and the breakout from Normandy. The SAS mounted 36 operations behind enemy lines, sabotaging railways, calling in airstrikes and ambushing German units on their way to the battlefront. Some achieved results out of all proportion to the small numbers of SAS involved. Others, like the ill-fated 'Operation Bulbasket', led to the capture and execution of many SAS men. It is a sanguinary tale that exposes the limits as well as the potential of elite military units and the civilian resistance movements they fought alongside.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 10 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 0304363359
ISBN 13: 9780304363353
Book Overview: The definitive history of SAS operations in France from D-Day to the liberation of Paris Written by British military historian living in France 'Fascinating and thrilling reading and does much to make the reader realise, again, how much we owe to the early members of the SAS.' SAS Regimental Assn Newsletter

Author Bio
Roger Ford, with a background in computing and information technology dating from the mid-1960s, is a relative late-comer to military history. He is the author of dozens of works in the field of military technology and weapons systems, incluing THE GRIM REAPER, a highly acclaimed account of the development and employment of the machine gun. He lives in rural southern France.