SAS Brothers in Arms: Churchill's Desperadoes: Blood-and-Guts Defiance at Britain's Darkest Hour.

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Drawing on untold stories and new archival sources, he will chart the progress of this band of brothers as they fought to turn the tide during Britain’s darkest hour. In the summer of 1943, the largest invasion fleet ever assembled sailed for fortress Europe, aiming to bulldoze its way onto Nazi shores. amien Lewis is a number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide.

Against all odds, outnumbered some fifty-to-one, and facing a ferocious series of cliffside defences, they would have to dare all as never before. In conversation with SAS veteran Des Powell, Damien Lewis will reveal the action-packed story of the band of mavericks and visionaries who made the SAS.The regiment has its origins in the Second World War, when small bands of soldiers were dropped behind enemy lines in North Africa and Europe. His books include the World War Two classics TheMinistry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Hunting the Nazi Bomb, SAS Nazi Hunters, SAS Ghost Patrol, SAS Italian Job, SAS Band of Brothers and SAS Brothers In Arms.

amien Lewis's new bestseller tells the action-packed, riveting story of the band of mavericks and visionaries who made the SAS. Damien Lewis, bestselling author, describes the extraordinary bravery of Paddy Mayne and, it seems strange to say, the humanity of Mayne . Using hitherto untold stories and new archival sources, Damien Lewis follows one close-knit band of warriors from the SAS foundation through to the Italian landings - chronicling the extraordinary part they played as the tide of the Second World War truly turned in the Allies' favour. His previous publications include: 'Churchill’s Secret Warriors', 'Hunting The Nazi Bomb', 'SAS Band of Brothers' and 'SAS Great Escapes'.Its highly trained men are renowned for their skills in covert surveillance, close-combat fighting and hostage rescue. This is a narrative of wall-to-wall do-or-die action and daring, chronicling the exploits of some of the most highly decorated soldiers of the 20th century. A good yarn, based on the sources and for once accurately and evenly told (looking at you SAS Rogue Heroes). At its vanguard went a few hundred elite forces soldiers, the Royal Navy warship carrying them bearing the iconic winged dagger emblem on its prow, plus the motto ‘Who Dares Wins’.