Ультимативный солдат. Ультимативная миссия. Но выживет ли SAS во Второй мировой войне, зная, что Гитлер разорвал правила ведения войны?
Начало 1944 года, и по мере того, как ход войны неуклонно склонялся против немцев, SAS - рожденные в Северной Африке как стратегические рейдовые силы за линией фронта - выполняли подобную роль в итальянских горах и французских лесах. Здесь, после того, как они объединились с местными партизанами, они перерезали железнодорожные и автомобильные коммуникации, обслуживающие армии противника на линии фронта.
Гитлер знал об этом и был полон решимости заставить SAS заплатить ужасную цену за свои усилия. Его печально известный приказ о коммандос предписывал, что любые рейдеры, захваченные за линией фронта, в форме или без нее, будут немедленно казнены. Лишенные защитной сети, обычно предоставляемой правилами ведения войны, бойцы SAS отправлялись на каждую новую миссию, зная, что она закончится либо успехом, либо смертью.
Ultimate Soldier. Ultimate Mission. Can the SAS Survive the Second World? During an intense phase of World War Two, late 1943 – Great Britain's most elite military unit, the Special Air Service (SAS) are given the mission to cut essential supply lines on both rail and roads in the Italian peninsula and forests of northern France. At stake is Germany's ability to mount an effective defence against Allied forces at the beginning of 1945.
Under threat, David Craig – the primary protagonist in chronological order – knows two things that will ultimately determine the fate of his father, brother and fellow SAS troopers: conducting these raids within немецкие lines is both honourable, according to the British code of chivalry, and expedient, maintaining a vital Allied initiative while striking at the heart of Germany's war effort. Even though the hundreds of deaths and risks inherent in working friend/foe confusion can lead to an untimely fatal outcome.
The plot revolves around how the SBS undertake various supply line attacks and work closely with local resistance fighters. Formerly a career diplomat and fluent in a range of European languages, author David Monnery brings a wealth of international experience and deep insight into the background and psychology of decision-makers at the time. As an ex-diplomat himself and a veteran London journalist with extensive experience of writing the truthful picture of war zones, he encompasses a unique perspective, being author of The Ambassador's Wife and The Hidden Face of Anwar Sadat, among many other texts and translations.
Электронная Книга «For King and Country» написана автором David Monnery в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780008155551
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Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS survive the Second World War, knowing that Hitler has torn up the rules of war?Early 1944, and with the tide of the war flowing steadily against the Germans, the SAS – born in North Africa as a strategic raiding force behind enemy lines – is performing a similar role in the Italian mountains and French forests. Here, after making common cause with local partisans, they are cutting rail and road links serving the frontline German armies.Hitler knows as much, and is determined that the SAS will pay a terrible price for their efforts. His infamous Commando Order decrees that any raiders captured behind enemy lines, whether in or out of uniform, will be summarily executed. Denied the safety net usually provided by the rules of war, the SAS embark on each new mission knowing that it will end either in success, or death.
