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Gavin Mortimer

Vehicles of the Long Range Desert Group 1940-45

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The Long Range Desert Group was one of the most famous special units of World War II, operating heavily modified vehicles deep behind enemy lines to gather intelligence and support the raids of David Stirling's new Special Air Service.When war broke out, a pre-war explorer and army officer, Ralph Bagnold, convinced Middle East Command of the need for a reconnaissance force to penetrate into Italian-held desert. Bagnold tested four types of vehicles over rocks and through soft sand to find the best one for his new unit. Bagnold selected the Chevrolet WB (30 CWT) as the signature vehicle of the Long Range Desert Group because it is fast, simple… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Morshead, Henry (Illustr.) / Cano Rodríguez, Irene (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4728-4216-9
  • EAN: 9781472842169
  • Produktnummer: 34976114
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
  • Seitenangabe: 48 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 11'916 KB
  • Abbildungen: Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrations

Über den Autor


Gavin Mortimer is a writer, historian and television consultant whose ground-breaking book Stirling's Men remains the definitive history of the wartime SAS. Drawing on interviews with more than 60 veterans, most of whom had never spokenpublicly, the book was the first comprehensive account of the SAS Brigade. He has also written histories of the SBS, Merrill's Marauders and the LRDG, again drawing heavily on veteran interviews. He has published a variety of titles with Osprey including The Long Range Desert Group in World War II and The SAS in World War II.

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