The Long Range Desert Group in Action 1940–1943: Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives (Images of War)

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This first pictorial history of the LRDG &“covers all aspects of [its] work and the vehicles and weapons they used in their devastating raids&” (Beating Tsundoku). The Long Range Desert Group has a strong claim to the first Special Forces unit in the British Army. This superb illustrated history follows the LRDG from its July 1940 formation as the Long Range Patrol in North Africa, tasked with intelligence gathering, mapping and reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines. Manned initially by New Zealanders, in 1940 the unit became the LRDG with members drawn from British Guards and Yeomanry regiments and Rhodesians. So successful were the LRDG patrols, that when the Special Air Service was formed, it often relied on their navigational and tactical skills to achieve their missions. After victory in North Africa the LRDG relocated to Lebanon before being sent on the ill-fated mission to the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean. Serving independently, when the Germans overwhelmed and captured the British garrisons, many LRDG personnel escaped using their well-honed skills. Many images in this, the first pictorial history of the LRDG, were taken unofficially by serving members. The result is a superb record of the LRDG&’s achievements, the personalities, their weapons and vehicles which will delight laymen and specialists alike. &“Well written . . . The photographs brought together here are a stunning selection despite the various quality as it shows the men and machines living the war they fought in.&”—Armorama &“A must-read page turner.&”—Richard Gough, military author and historian &“Informative and full of exciting detailed accounts of operations that occurred throughout the LRDG&’s reign of terror on the Axis forces during the war.&”—AMPS
Copyright:
2020

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
224 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781526777423
Related ISBNs:
9781526777416
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Books
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Copyrighted By:
Brendan O’Carroll
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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