Anders Lassen VC, MC of the SAS Langley Mike
Anders Lassen VC, MC of the SAS Langley Mike The story of Anders Lassen is one of the most amazing and heroic of the Second World War - indeed in the history of the British armed services. From the…
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Anders Lassen VC, MC of the SAS Langley Mike
The story of Anders Lassen is one of the most amazing and heroic of the Second World War - indeed in the history of the British armed services. From the day he stalked and killed a stag armed only with a knife, Lassen had been recognized as quite unique. He was awarded no less than three Military Crosses and the SAS regiment's only Victoria Cross.
This classic biography of a remarkable warrior, which was first published in 1988, is based on interviews with Lassen's fellow soldiers and a wealth of original research. He took part in a series of extraordinary strikes against the Axis powers in West Africa, Normandy, the Channel Islands, the Aegean and Greece, the Balkans and, finally, in Italy. It covers each stage of Lassen's short, brilliant career in vivid detail and offers a penetrating insight into the exceptional courage, confidence and single-minded motivation that lay behind