The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Downfall, Giving Birth to Modern-Day Black Ops

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One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily Express

In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard.

He recruited a band of eccentric free-thinking warriors to become the first 'deniable' secret operatives behind enemy lines, offering these volunteers nothing but the potential for glory and all-but-certain death.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare tells of the daring victories for this small force of 'freelance pirates' in their many missions against the Nazis, often dressed in enemy uniforms and breaking all previously held rules of warfare.

Master storyteller and military historian Damien Lewis brings the true adventures of the secret unit to life, from their earliest missions to the death of the group's leader just weeks before the end of World War Two.

Book information

ISBN: 9781529439526
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Imprint: Quercus
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.548641
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 2796
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 302g
Height: 197mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 28mm