Secret Forces of WWII - Hardcover

Warner, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812830601 ISBN 13: 9780812830606

Publisher: Stein & Day, 1992

One of the lasting legacies of World War 2 was the proliferation of what today are known as Special Forces. At the time many soldiers, often of high rank regarded these units as nothing short of ill-disciplined cowboys or worse! However desperate times called for desperate measures and there were those in high places who were prepared to take risks. As specially recruited units such as the LRDG, SAS and SBS earned their spurs and scored significant victories, at high cost both to the enemy and themselves, so faith in the concept grew.

Philip Warner's book takes a highly informed look at the broad spectrum of secret forces, of all sides, describing their origins and training, the key personalities and their actions and achievements

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About the Author:

Philip Warner (1914-2000) enlisted in the Royal Corps of Signals after graduating from St Catherine's, Cambridge in 1939. He fought in Malaya and spent 1,100 days as 'a guest of the Emperor' in Changi and on the Railway of Death, an experience he never discussed. He was a legendary figure to generations of cadets during his thirty years as a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Yet he will arguably be best remembered for his contribution of more than 2,000 obituaries of prominent army figures to The Daily Telegraph.

From Publishers Weekly:

This cursory review discusses the unorthodox military formations that evolved during WW II. Warner, a former lecturer at Sandhurst college? military acad.? should we say? aa/Sandhurst is as well known as West Point; leave as is.gs , pays particular attention to British "irregulars" quotes only if it's his word. aa/correct as is.gs such as the Chindits, the Commandos and the Special Air Service, but there are also brief summaries of the campaigns of U.S. units such as Merrill's Marauders, Darby's Rangers and Wendell Fertig's "private army" in the Philippines. Not only tactical units are considered hereto tighten. ok? aa . There is a section on the British "Y Service," for instance, which monitoredtightening. aa German military communications, and another on the codebreaking efforts of Allied cryptographers. Warner summarizes the work of Jaspar Maskelyne, a professional magician who organized military subterfugemore exact.ok? on a grand scale by building mock harbors, dummy ammunition dumps and the like. Addressed neither to the technician nor to the layperson,ok? clearer than 'pop. study'. aa the book is disappointingly short on details, personalities and drama. Photos.
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