SBS: Special Boat Squadron by Iain Gale
First novel in a series chronicling the exploits of the Special Boat Squadron, the seaborne raiders who, by strength and guile, carried out World War Two's most daring covert operations.
A fast fit fighting yarn that transports you to the deadly hillsides of wartime Crete -- Quentin Letts
PRAISE FOR IAIN GALE: 'A powerful novel of men at warA triumph' Bernard Cornwell (on Four Days in June). 'Knife-edge realism mingles with strategy, glory and tragedy in Gale's artistic narrative' Oxford Times (on Four Days in June). 'Gale handles the military material superbly... Very exciting' Daily Telegraph (on the Jack Steele series). 'His brutal, bloody detail catches the chaos of battle... His prose is a sand-blown lens from the front-line' Daily Mail (on Alamein). 'He reveals the chaos, triumph and sadness of the desert war expertly showing every protagonists' point of view' -- Patrick Mercer (on Alamein)
PRAISE FOR IAIN GALE: 'A powerful novel of men at warA triumph' Bernard Cornwell (on Four Days in June). 'Knife-edge realism mingles with strategy, glory and tragedy in Gale's artistic narrative' Oxford Times (on Four Days in June). 'Gale handles the military material superbly... Very exciting' Daily Telegraph (on the Jack Steele series). 'His brutal, bloody detail catches the chaos of battle... His prose is a sand-blown lens from the front-line' Daily Mail (on Alamein). 'He reveals the chaos, triumph and sadness of the desert war expertly showing every protagonists' point of view' -- Patrick Mercer (on Alamein)
Iain Gale, art critic, journalist and author, comes from a military family and has always been fascinated by military history. He is an active member of the Scottish Committee of the Society of Authors and the Friends of Waterloo Committee. He is the Editor of Scotland in Trust, the magazine for the National Trust of Scotland, and founded the Caledonian magazine. He lives in Edinburgh.
Follow Iain on @Quatrebras1815
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781801101332 |
| ISBN 10 | 1801101337 |
| Title | SBS: Special Boat Squadron |
| Author | Iain Gale |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2023-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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