Book Description
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 provate Army, and the legendary Special Air Service, operated in every theater of war and set an axample that militaries 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.
About the Author
Julian Thompson served for thirty-four years with the Royal Marines, retiring as a major-general. He commanded the 3rd Commando Brigade that carried out the initial landings to repossess the Falkland Islands in 1982, and saw action in most of the battles that followed. He is now a visiting senior research fellow at the Department of War Studies, King's College, London. He is the author of The Imperial War Museum Book Of Victory in Europe, and the Imperial War Museum Book of the War at Sea.
