The SBS in World War II by Gavin Mortimer (.ePUB)
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The SBS in World War II: An Illustrated History by Gavin Mortimer (General Military)
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Overview: The Special Boat Squadron (SBS) was Britain’s most exclusive Special Forces unit, similar to US Navy SEALS. Highly trained, highly secretive and utterly ruthless, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943 having previously operated under the auspices of the SAS during the war in North Africa. Though the movie Guns of Navarrone was inspired by SBS exploits, most people know little about them. Unlike its sister unit, which numbered more than 1,000, the SBS never comprised more than 100. These men were mostly former commandos of guardsmen, cherry-picked by the unit’s leader Lord George Jellicoe for their daring, initiative, and proficiency in killing Germans. The new unit was first committed to action on the islands of Crete and Sardinia, before spending much of the war fighting in the islands of the Aegean.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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