The Long Range Desert Group in Action 1940-1943 : Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Paperback / softback
by BRENDAN O'CARROLL
Part of the Images of War series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Long Range Desert Group has a strong claim to the first Special Forces unit in the British Army.
This superb illustrated history follows the LRDG from its July 1940 formation as the Long Range Patrol in North Africa, tasked with intelligence gathering, mapping and reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines.
Manned initially by New Zealanders, in 1940 the unit became the LRDG with members drawn from British Guards and Yeomanry regiments and Rhodesians. So successful were the LRDG patrols, that when the Special Air Service were formed, they often relied on their navigational and tactical skills to achieve their missions. After victory in North Africa the LRDG re-located to Lebanon before being sent on the ill-fated mission to the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean. Serving independently, when the Germans overwhelmed and captured the British garrisons, many LRDG personnel escaped using their well-honed skills. Many images in this, the first pictorial history of the LRDG, were taken unofficially by serving members.
The result is a superb record of the LRDG's achievements, the personalities, their weapons and vehicles which will delight laymen and specialists alike.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages, 250 integrated black and white illustrations
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Publication Date:15/10/2020
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- ISBN:9781526777416
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Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages, 250 integrated black and white illustrations
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Publication Date:15/10/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526777416
