SAS The Great Train Raid - The Most Daring SAS Mission of WWII

So secret was this mission, the SAS seizure of a train to raid deep into enemy territory to liberate a concentration camp, that it wasn''t until 1968 - twenty-seven years after the formation of the SAS - that a short mention of it was made in the Rover and Wizard annual, under the headline ''Who Dares Wins''. No further published record exists. Best-selling author Damien Lewis has unearthed the full incredible story from long-hidden files and first hand-testimony, his latest elite forces narrative delivering a scintillating tale of bravery, daring and determination which simply beggars belief. This is the SAS at their very finest; there is no other mission like it from the Second World War.

Product details

• Authors: Damien Lewis, Lewis Damien
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9781529441178
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-4117-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, military history, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Second World War, Autobiography: historical, political and military