The Long Range Desert Group in World War II

Gavin Mortimer

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Osprey Publishing
01 April 2017

History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Land forces & warfare

A major illustrated history of the Long Range Desert Group from the foremost expert on British wartime special forces.

Formed in June 1940 for the purpose of gathering intelligence behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) played a secretive but vital role in North Africa during World War II.

Highly trained in mechanized reconnaissance and specializing in desert operations, the unit provided support to the Special Air Service (SAS) in missions across the vast and treacherous terrain of the Western Desert.

In this highly illustrated history of the LRDG, Gavin Mortimer reveals the origins and dramatic operations of Britain’s first ever special forces unit.

By: Gavin Mortimer
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 194mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 980g
ISBN: 9781472819338
ISBN 10: 1472819330
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gavin Mortimer is the author of Stirling's Men (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004), a ground-breaking history of the early operations of the SAS, The SAS in World War II: An Illustrated History (Osprey, 2011), The Daring Dozen (Osprey, 2012) and The SBS in World War II: An Illustrated History (Osprey, 2013). He has also recently published The Men Who Made the SAS (Constable, 2015). An award-winning writer whose books have been published on both sides of the Atlantic, Gavin has previously written for The Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Esquire magazine. He continues to contribute to a wide range of newspapers and magazines from BBC History to the American Military History Quarterly. In addition he has lectured on the SAS in World War II at the National Army Museum.

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The Long Range Desert Group in World War II

Gavin Mortimer

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