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- The Story of Glider 52 & Gozo in Operation Ladbroke
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- South Staffords near Syracuse – rare photograph
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- The Lost Photos of Operation Ladbroke
- Nothing Is Impossible by glider pilot Victor Miller – Book Review
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- The SAS Pocket Manual – Book Review
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- Tullio Marcon: the Allied invasion of Sicily in the memories of a Balilla
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SAS Rogue Heroes – Book Review
‘SAS Rogue Heroes’ is a readable and enjoyable account of the SAS in World War 2. But there’s not much about the SAS in Sicily, and what there is, is not great. Review of ‘SAS Rogue Heroes – The Authorized … Continue reading
The SAS Pocket Manual – Book Review
“The SAS Pocket Manual” might fit into the pocket of your camouflage smock, but it’s not exactly a manual. Really it’s an interesting collection of original archive documents, only some of them from manuals. Book review: ‘The SAS Pocket Manual’, … Continue reading
