CHURCHILL'S SECRET WARRIORS

Sub-titled 'The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII'. By the bestselling author of 'Bravo Six Zero', Lewis follows a group of quintessential British war heroes from their sign-up through a series of knife-edge missions, to their final desperate battle on Italy's treacherous Lake Comacchio. The Special Operations Executives embarked on breathtaking operations. Dressed in Nazi uniforms, driving their vehicles and yelling orders in German; raiding the enemy's stores for weapons and ammo; abducting or assassinating officers to spread terror in the ranks; robbing banks to fund further havoc - these men were a law unto themselves forming what amounted to a private army. They were led by a cast of the utterly extraordinary, from Gus March-Phillipps, a wild British eccentric, to Anders Lassen, an aristocrat and blood-thirsty Danish Viking, Porter Jarrell, and American medic-turned-gunman. A real gem of modern history, beautifully told. Paperback 402 pages, achive photos.