Ghost Patrol: A History of the Long Range Desert Group, 1940-1945

by John Sadler

Book Overview

The origins of most of the west's Special Forces can be traced back to the Long Range Desert Group which operated across the limitless expanses of the Libyan Desert, an area the size of India, during the whole of the Desert War from 1940 - 1943. After the defeat of the Axis in North Africa they adapted to serve in the Mediterranean, the Greek islands, Albania, Yugoslavia and Greece. They became the stuff of legend. The brainchild of Ralph Bagnold,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612008429
• ISBN13: 9781612008424
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"