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_beng
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_a940.548641
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_bLEW
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100 1 _aLewis, Damien,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTHE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE :
_bTHE MAVERICKS WHO PLOTTED HITLER'S DOWNFALL, GIVING BIRTH TO MODERN-DAY BLACK OPS /
_cDamien Lewis.
250 _aPaperback edition.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bQuercus,
_c2023
264 4 _c©2014
300 _ax, 402 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c20 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page 378) and index.
520 _a"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."--
_cAmazon.com
600 1 0 _aLassen, Anders,
_d1920-1945.
610 1 0 _aGreat Britain,
_bSpecial Operations Executive,
_bSmall Scale Raiding Force.
610 2 0 _aMaid Honour (Trawler)
650 2 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCommando operations
_zGreat Britain
650 2 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCommando operations
_zMediterranean Region
650 2 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xSecret service
_zGreat Britain.
650 2 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xRegimental histories
_zGreat Britain
650 2 0 _aSpecial forces (Military science)
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y20th century
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_cB
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