Set of 4 SAS History Books

Inspiring, breath-taking and gripping: a must-read set of complementary Second World War histories exploring daring escapes and heroic operations by the legendary warriors of the Special Air Service (SAS). Expertly researched by acclaimed historian Damien Lewis (b.1966), drawing upon mission reports, personal letters, diaries and family testimonies, each engaging book explores the stranger-than-fiction exploits of the SAS, illustrated with rare photographs of the people and places described. In two volumes of ‘Great Escapes’, learn the inside stories of 13 incredible escapes, from evading the enemy in early missions in North Africa, to nerves-of-steel breakouts from POW camps in occupied Europe. In ‘Ghost Patrol’, discover the story behind the 1942 missions of the Special Interrogation Group, which, led by Capt. Herbert Cecil Buck, posed as the Afrika Korps to effect sabotage operations and bluff their way into the, then, Nazi stronghold at Tobruk. Finally, in ‘Nazi Hunters’, discover the bravery and sacrifice of the SAS soldiers parachuted behind enemy lines in France in the late summer of 1944, and the work of ‘The Secret Hunters’, led by Colonel Brian Franks, determined to pursue the Nazis responsible for the deaths of their comrades and to bring war criminals to justice. Poignant and thrilling, each history pays testament to the courage of the elite force and a tribute to all who didn’t return from the field of battle.

Four paperbacks
Each 19.5 x 13cm
SAS Great Escapes: 332 pages, 21 black-and-white photographs
SAS Great Escapes Two: 336 pages, 20 black-and-white photographs
SAS Ghost Patrol: 339 pages, 35 black-and-white photographs and 3 maps
SAS Nazi Hunters: 425 pages, 26 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps
FSC accredited paper