SAS in Occupied France
SAS in Occupied France In the world of military history there is no brand as potent as that of the SAS. But what there hasn't been is a guide to the scenes of some of their most famous Second World…
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SAS in Occupied France
In the world of military history there is no brand as potent as that of the SAS. But what there hasn't been is a guide to the scenes of some of their most famous Second World War operations. 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.
The SAS trained the French Maquis and helped to turn them from an undisciplined rabble into an effective fighting force. That is why Gavin Mortimer's vivid two-volume account of their daring missions in German-occupied France in 1944 is such compelling reading.SAS actions in France delayed German reinforcements reaching the battlefront in Normandy, later sewing confusion among the Germans as they withdrew. Their exploits inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans, and they left a trail of