Truly revelatory. The SAS at their very finest in WWII, and after, hunting down the Nazi war criminals.’‘Billy’ Billingham hen Winston Churchill was voted out of office in the 1945 General Election, less than two months after VE Day, the Special Air Service regiment that had done so much for the Allied cause lost its greatest champion and benefactor. A couple of months later, the War Office decreed that the SAS was to be disbanded. When I first saw this book, I thought it was another generic book on the SAS, which would join a long list of similar publications. How wrong I was. This is a thrilling and very specific book, and the clue that it is not a general account of the SAS lies in the subtitle, The Last Stand of the SAS and the Hunt for their Nazi Killers. SAS Band of Brothers

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This spellbinding account brings to life the exploits of a brave band of warriors, one of whom was my uncle, Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne DSO, who commanded the SAS for much of WWII. He led his men on numerous behind-the-lines missions, and this compelling read does their memories full justice.’ Fiona Ferguson, nee Mayne The View's executive producer Brian Teta squirms live on air as Joy Behar FINALLY reveals the real reason why she was 'fired' from daytime show Join bestselling military historian Damien Lewis in this online talk, and discover the triumphs and tragedies of a group of elite soldiers in the Second World War.Schitt's Creek star Emily Hampshire apologizes for dressing as warring exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for Halloween: 'I am deeply sorry and ashamed' Hailey Bieber goes braless AGAIN in new Calvin Klein holiday campaign - as model smolders in slinky silver dress Queen Maxima of the Netherlands ditches her usual colourful attire for beige coat as she joins husband Willem-Alexander conversation about societal issues

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