An excellent book on the early years of the SAS and their activities starting in the Deserts of North Africa continuing through Italy and France.

Unfortunately I have this book and I have found multiple errors in it even on the spine of the book the one of the unit patches is upsidedown. I would advise against buying this book, it is about a fifth grader's speed.

This book was in my opinion the equivalant of the bible. If you enjoy reading well written and beautifully illustrated books then you are in heaven with this book. Has alot of very good information and is very helpful in the researching field.

We used this book as our starting point when our family toured the Normandy beaches several years ago. Since that time we have read numerous books on the invasion. However, as a concise, informative basic reference work on the invasion, this is one we refer to time and time again. The book provides a brief (a little over 100 pages) description of the events that led up to the D-Day invasion and as well as the D-Day invasion and events that lead to the breakout. It also includes observations from participants in the invasion, including Generals Bradley and Montgomery. Maps and excellent pictures complete the book.

This is a relatively small book to cover the prominent Commanders of the Allied Forces. It includes commanders from USA, UK, France, USSR, Canada and Poland, each with about 300 words of narrative describing their military career. B/W photographs and colour-plates of these commanders are also included. An interesting book to read because you can quickly get to know in brief the major military players in WW2.