The SAS in World War II: An Illustrated History
by Mortimer, Gavin
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Gavin Mortimer is the author of Stirling (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004), a ground-breaking history of the early operations of the SAS, The Longest Night: Voices from the London Blitz (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005) and The Blitz: An Illustrated History (Osprey, 2010). An award-winning writer whose books have been published on both sides of the Atlantic, Gavin has previously written for The Telegraph , The Sunday Telegraph , The Observer and Esquire magazine. He continues to contribute to a wide range of newspapers and magazines from BBC History to the American Military History Quarterly . In addition he has lectured on the SAS in World War Two at the National Army Museum.
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- Southampton Books (US)
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- Title
- The SAS in World War II: An Illustrated History
- Author
- Mortimer, Gavin
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New Like New
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- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 184908646X
- ISBN 13
- 9781849086462
- Publisher
- Osprey
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2011
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