{"product_id":"sbs-silent-warriors-the-authorised-wartime-history","title":"SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History","description":"THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\n\n‘A terrific book … It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I’ve read in many a year’ JAMES HOLLAND\n‘Riveting … A brilliant account’ DAILY MAIL\n\nTHE FIRST AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE SBS.\n\nBritain’s SBS – or Special Boat Service – was the world’s first maritime special operations unit. Founded in the dark days of 1940, it started as a small and inexperienced outfit that leaned heavily on volunteers’ raw courage and boyish enthusiasm. It went on to change the course of the Second World War – and has served as a model for special forces ever since.\nThe fledgling unit’s first mission was a daring beach reconnaissance of Rhodes in the spring of 1941. Over the next four years, the SBS and its affiliates would carry out many more spectacular operations in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the Channel and the Far East. These missions – including Operation Frankton, the daredevil attempt by the ‘Cockleshell Heroes’ to paddle up the Garonne river and sink Axis ships in Bordeaux harbour – were some of the most audacious and legendary of the war.\nPaddling flimsy canoes, and armed only with knives, pistols and a few sub-machine guns, this handful of brave and determined men operated deep behind enemy lines in the full knowledge that if caught they might be executed. Many were.\nYet their many improbable achievements – destroying enemy ships and infrastructure, landing secret agents, tying up enemy forces, spreading fear and uncertainty, and, most importantly, preparing the ground for D-Day – helped to make an Allied victory possible.\nWritten with the full cooperation of the modern SBS – the first time this ultra-secretive unit has given its seal of approval to any book – and exclusive access to its archives, SBS: Silent Warriors allows Britain’s original special forces to emerge from the shadows and take their proper and deserved place in our island story.\nSaul David's book 'Sky Warriors' was a Sunday Times bestseller w\/c 2024-04-29.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0008394563\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0008394563.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:David, Saul\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41406680858682,"sku":"DBV.0008394563.A","price":7.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0008394563-0.jpg?v=1778608607","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/sbs-silent-warriors-the-authorised-wartime-history","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}