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Fire from the Forest: The SAS Brigade in France, 1944 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)

Fire from the Forest: The SAS Brigade in France, 1944 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)

by RogerFord (Author), Roger Ford (Author)

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Synopsis

This is a comprehensive account of the behind-the-lines operations that preceded and supported the D-Day landings and the breakout from Normandy. The French resistance played a key role in undermining German resistance during the liberation of France in 1944.They destroyed vital railways, ambushed convoys and tied down large numbers of German troops in security patrols. Many attacks were spearheaded by British and American special forces, the SAS and US 'Jedburgh teams' (ancestors of the 'Green Berets'). From the early hours of 6 June 1944 to the destruction of the German army in France, this is the story of how small teams of SAS men fought their secret war behind enemy lines.

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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published:
ISBN 10: 0304363367
ISBN 13: 9780304363360
Book Overview: A vivid narrative of special forces and resistance fighters fighting the French collaborators and SS Exposes the limits as well as the potential of elite military units and civilian resistance movements

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, including THE GRIM REAPER, a highly acclaimed account of the development and employment of the machine gun. He lives in rural southern France.