{"product_id":"the-birth-of-british-special-charles-richard-trumpess-9781036196042","title":"The Birth of British Special Forces: How the Guards Regiments Helped Forge the Sas, Commandos and Paras","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Household Division emerges as the catalyst shaping Britain's wartime special forces and modern commandos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study reveals how the Household Division became the driving force behind Britain's special forces during the Second World War. Drawing on primary sources, Charles Trumpess traces the transformation from parade ground to battlefield, showing how Guards officers like Robert Laycock, David Stirling, and Frederick Browning leveraged social connections to create the Commandos, LRDG, SAS, and Parachute Regiment. Through character portraits, the book follows the evolution from No. 8 (Guards) Commando to modern G Squadron, 22 SAS. It reveals how Caterham's punishing training produced the self-reliance essential for special operations, how White's Club became an unofficial recruiting centre, and why the 'old boys' network' proved crucial to wartime innovation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Richard Trumpess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036196046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036196042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fonthill Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Charles Richard Trumpess","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801319944447,"sku":"9781036196042","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-birth-of-british-special-charles-richard-trumpess-9781036196042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}