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Commandos in action
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Published January 1, 1973
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June 20, 2021
A quick read but delivers good details on British Commandos and also the birth of the British SAS.
March 25, 2016
Immediately I saw the title on the shelf, I knew I had to read this book, not least because I had developed a keen interest in World war 2 since I was a teenager. And of course the story lived up to my expectation.
Divided into seven (7) chapters, it reveals the superhuman efforts of the British Commando soldier as he launched raids to disrupt the tranquility, as well as the war economy of German occupied Europe and North Africa. Througout the book, the sheer impossibility and madness of these raids was evident, but for men like: Brigadier J. C. Haydon, Captain J. E. Haseldon, Major Geoffrey Keyes, Lt. Roy Cook, Col. Robert Laycock, Col. David Stirling, Lt-Col. Paddy Mayne, and even Lt-Col. Otto Skorzeny (of the German Army); personal safety was not a consideration. The very existence of their nation was threatened, and they had to 'stand up and be men'. The noble cause of creating a better world free of tyranny was enough motivation to put their lives on the line. Conceived by Lt-Col. Dudley Clark, authorized by Winston Churchill himself, Section M09 came into being in 1940. And over the next 4 years mounted raids into Axis held territory, causing significant problems for the enemy.
The courage of these men brought hopes of victory to the British nation and to millions more living in Western Europe under the heel of the Nazi boot. In my estimation, these Commandos help secure the democratic freedoms we enjoy today. They deserve a place in the anthology of valour.
Divided into seven (7) chapters, it reveals the superhuman efforts of the British Commando soldier as he launched raids to disrupt the tranquility, as well as the war economy of German occupied Europe and North Africa. Througout the book, the sheer impossibility and madness of these raids was evident, but for men like: Brigadier J. C. Haydon, Captain J. E. Haseldon, Major Geoffrey Keyes, Lt. Roy Cook, Col. Robert Laycock, Col. David Stirling, Lt-Col. Paddy Mayne, and even Lt-Col. Otto Skorzeny (of the German Army); personal safety was not a consideration. The very existence of their nation was threatened, and they had to 'stand up and be men'. The noble cause of creating a better world free of tyranny was enough motivation to put their lives on the line. Conceived by Lt-Col. Dudley Clark, authorized by Winston Churchill himself, Section M09 came into being in 1940. And over the next 4 years mounted raids into Axis held territory, causing significant problems for the enemy.
The courage of these men brought hopes of victory to the British nation and to millions more living in Western Europe under the heel of the Nazi boot. In my estimation, these Commandos help secure the democratic freedoms we enjoy today. They deserve a place in the anthology of valour.
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