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The Imperial War Museum Book of War Behind Enemy Lines
The Imperial War Museum Book of War Behind Enemy Lines Author:Julian Thompson After the fall of France in 1940 during World war II, an array of military units sprang into existence as part of the British special forces. Commandos, such as the Long-Range Desert Group, the Special Boat Section and Squadron, the Chindits, Popski's Private Army, and the legendary Special Air Service, operated in every theater of war and s... more »et an example that military units around the world have since followed. WAR BEHIND ENEMY LINES is based on the reports, letters, diaries, memoirs, and taped interviews of those who served. As well as the triumphs, the book tells of the frustrations and disasters the befell those who volunteered to fight this lonely and dangerous war behind enemy lines.« less