COCKLESHELL COMMANDO : THE MEMOIRS OF BILL SPARKS, DSM

Sparks, Bill.

ISBN 10: 1844158942 / ISBN 13: 9781844158942

Verlag: Pen & Sword, 2009

Beschreibung

New paperback copies at a reduced price. ; William Sparks, DSM - his own account of his wartime service in the Aegean, post-war service and how he dealt wih 'celebrity status'. Sparks was one of the two survivors from the famous Commando raid. Illustrated. ; 146 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 74403

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Titel: COCKLESHELL COMMANDO : THE MEMOIRS OF BILL ...

Verlag: Pen & Sword

Erscheinungsdatum: 2009

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe:

One of only two survivors of the famous Cockleshell Hero raid, Bill Sparks' war and post-war career has never before been told in full. In this gripping book, he describes not only his part in Operation FRANKTON, the daring Gironde raid, and his escape back to Britain, but how he fought with the Greek Sacred Squadron thereafter. Operating in small groups they raided and liberated islands in the Aegean Sea. After the war, bored with life as a bus driver, he joined the Malayan Police and saw action aplenty during the Emergency. Always something of a military maverick, Bill's memoir is truly action-packed. The book benefits from the inclusion of the official German investigation report into the Cockleshell Raid.