TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,Damien
TI  - THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE: THE MAVERICKS WHO PLOTTED HITLER'S DOWNFALL, GIVING BIRTH TO MODERN-DAY BLACK OPS 
SN  - 9781529432336
U1  - 940.548641  23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London
PB  - Quercus, 
KW  - Lassen, Anders,
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Special Operations Executive
KW  - Small Scale Raiding Force
KW  - Maid Honour (Trawler)
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Commando operations
KW  - Mediterranean Region
KW  - Secret service
KW  - Regimental histories
KW  - Special forces (Military science)
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 378) and index
N2  - "In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard. So Britain's wartime leader called for the lightning development of a completely new kind of warfare, recruiting a band of eccentric free-thinking warriors to become the first 'deniable' secret operatives to strike behind enemy lines, offering these volunteers nothing but the potential for glory and all-but-certain death. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare tells the story of the daring victories for this small force of 'freelance pirates', undertaking devastatingly effective missions against the Nazis, often dressed in enemy uniforms and with enemy kit, breaking all previously held rules of warfare. Master storyteller Damien Lewis brings the adventures of the secret unit to life, weaving together the stories of the soldiers' brotherhood in this compelling narrative, from the unit's earliest missions to the death of their leader just weeks before the end of the war."--
ER  -