Churchill's Private Armies: British Special Forces in Europe 1939-1942
By Eric Morris
Published By Hutchinson Ltd.
Year Published 1986
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is the story of a unique organization founded by Winston Churchill to fight by unorthodox methods to fight the Germans during the Second World War. The men were recruited from the best men available and they had to fight two wars, first against the Germans and the second against their own military establishment. The military hierarchy in Britain bitterly resented their unorthodox methods and even their right to exist as an independent elite unit.
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By Eric Morris
Published By Hutchinson Ltd.
Year Published 1986
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is the story of a unique organization founded by Winston Churchill to fight by unorthodox methods to fight the Germans during the Second World War. The men were recruited from the best men available and they had to fight two wars, first against the Germans and the second against their own military establishment. The military hierarchy in Britain bitterly resented their unorthodox methods and even their right to exist as an independent elite unit.
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By Eric Morris
Published By Hutchinson Ltd.
Year Published 1986
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is the story of a unique organization founded by Winston Churchill to fight by unorthodox methods to fight the Germans during the Second World War. The men were recruited from the best men available and they had to fight two wars, first against the Germans and the second against their own military establishment. The military hierarchy in Britain bitterly resented their unorthodox methods and even their right to exist as an independent elite unit.
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