{"product_id":"the-sas-in-occupied-france-gavin-mortimer-9781526769626","title":"The SAS in Occupied France: 1 SAS Operations, June to October 1944","description":"\u003cb\u003eSecond volume of a highly illustrated history of 2 SAS's operations in 1944 in support of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the world of military history there is no brand as potent as that of the SAS. They burst into global prominence in 1980 with their spectacular storming of the Iranian Embassy, and there have been hundreds of books, films, documentaries and even reality TV shows about them. But what there hasn't been is a guide to the scenes of some of their most famous Second World War operations. That is why Gavin Mortimer's vivid two-volume account of their daring missions in German-occupied France in 1944 is such compelling reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAS actions in France delayed German reinforcements reaching the battlefront in Normandy, later sewing confusion among the Germans as they withdrew. The SAS trained the French Maquis and helped to turn them from an undisciplined rabble into an effective fighting force. Their exploits inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans, and they left a trail of destruction and disorder in their wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first volume focuses on 1 SAS and describes in graphic detail operations Titanic, Houndsworth, Bulbasket, Gain, Haggard and Kipling, all of which were carried out in northern and central France. Using previously unpublished interviews with SAS veterans and members of the Maquis as well as rare photographs, Gavin Mortimer blends the past and present, so that readers can walk in the footsteps of SAS heroes and see where they lived, fought and died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Mortimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 152676962X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526769626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.80w x 1.20d","brand":"Gavin Mortimer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47039902384383,"sku":"9781526769626","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68851aaf-f51f-401d-95e7-7d4058e7d36f.jpg?v=1752752919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sas-in-occupied-france-gavin-mortimer-9781526769626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}