Damien Lewis

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...

The incredible true story of the SAS's mission to liberate Europe, featuring never-before-seen archive material FROM BESTSELLING MILITARY HISTORIAN DAMIEN LEWIS Summer, 1943: the largest invasion fleet ever assembled sailed for Europe, aiming to bulldoze its way onto Nazi shores. At its vanguard went a few hundred elite soldiers, their Royal Navy warship bearing the iconic motto 'Who Dares Wins'....

'A humbling, inspiring account of some of the real founders of modern day Special Forces soldiering' - Bear Grylls SAS Nazi Hunters is the incredible, hitherto untold story of the most secret chapter in the SAS's history. Officially, the world's most elite special forces unit was dissolved at the end of the Second World War, and not reactivated until the...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child FIVE DARING ESCAPES CARRIED OUT BY THE FAMOUS FIGHTING FORCE DURING WWII From the infamous 1944 desert campaign to the unforgiving terrain of the Vosges Mountains; from a perilous escape across Europe aided by Resistance networks to three Captains fleeing an Italian Prisoner of War camp in...

SAS Shadow Raiders by Damien Lewis takes readers on an electrifying journey through one of the Second World War's most daring and covert operations. In the icy winter months of 1941, amidst the chaos and destruction of wartime Europe, an isolated Spitfire pilot from the RAF braved perilous skies and ventured alone across the French coast. There, precariously perched on...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child SAS Great Escapes Two recounts the hitherto untold stories of six of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed by the world's most famous fighting force during WWII. From the very earliest SAS missions to the push into Nazi-occupied Europe, they cover some of the key figures...

SAS Great Escapes tells the story of seven of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed during WWII by what is arguably the world's most famous military fighting force - the SAS. With each story comes a nail-biting, rollercoaster ride in classic Damien Lewis style. Readers join individual escapees and experience events through their own words, taken from contemporaneous diaries,...

SAS Bravo Three Zero by Damien Lewis and Des Powell is a gripping, true-life military adventure that plunges readers deep into the daring and perilous missions undertaken by the Special Air Service (SAS) during the Gulf War. In the opening hours of January 1991, as the Gulf War erupted, three SAS patrols—Bravo One Zero, Bravo Two Zero, and Bravo Three...

Mende Nazer's happy childhood was cruelly cut short at the age of twelve when the Mujahidin rode into her village in the remote Nuba mountains of Sudan. They hacked down terrified villagers, raped the women, and abducted the children. Mende was one of them. She was taken and sold to an Arab woman in Khartoum. She was stripped of her...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child 'Now that's a Great Escape! How 34 members of the SAS evaded 5,000 Nazi troops in blizzard conditions, after wreaking havoc in Italian mountain ambush ... The full gripping story of Operation Galia and the incredible escape that followed.' Mail Online FIVE OF THE MOST DARING ESCAPES...

The real story of Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, endorsed by the Mayne family Summer 1944: the SAS were charged with the most crucial D-Day missions, taking on the might of the Nazi Reich deep behind enemy lines. Facing Hitler's fearsome Panzer divisions with little more than raw courage and their nimble Willys jeeps, it would take maverick thinking and unconventional warfare...

Summer 1944: the SAS were charged with the most crucial D-Day missions, taking on the might of the Nazi Reich deep behind enemy lines. Facing Hitler's fearsome Panzer divisions with little more than raw courage and their nimble Willys jeeps, it would take maverick thinking and unconventional warfare to survive and overcome. Hunted at every turn, Blair 'Paddy' Mayne's SAS...

'I have always been fascinated by that charismatic hero of the Resistance, Josephine Baker, but it turns out I didn't know the half of it. Lewis' story-telling blew my mind. Again.' - Dan Snow 'A story of incredible bravery in the face of tyrants who invaded a free and democratic nation, this will have powerful resonance today.' - Tim Spicer...

Praise for Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis' SAS mission series: 'One of the great untold stories of WWII' - Bear Grylls on SAS GHOST PATROL 'The untold story' - Daily Mail on SAS NAZI HUNTERS 'A tale of bravery against desperate odds' - Sunday Times on CHURCHILL'S SECRET WARRIORS 'True adventures laced with staggering bravery and sacrifice' -...

The World's Smallest Dog with the World's Biggest Heart Smoky the Brave is the extraordinary, touching, and true story of a heroic dog and her adoptive masters in the jungles of the Pacific War. In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to engulf Australasia, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshire terrier was discovered hiding in a Japanese shell scrape amidst the...

'You couldn't make these stories up: yet they're true, and Lewis does the memory of these extraordinary men full justice in a tale that is both heart-stopping and moving' Evening Standard 'Suicidal bravery, untold moral courage and awe-inspiring survival. An utterly compelling read' Bear Grylls From the bestselling author of true military classics ZERO SIX BRAVO, THE NAZI HUNTERS and...

FOR FANS OF THE BBC SERIES SAS Rogue Heroes, THIS IS THE REAL STORY OF BLAIR 'PADDY' MAYNE 'Absolutely gripping from the word go' — Alexis Conran, Times Radio 'A convincing insight into the terror and adrenaline rush of war' — Mail on Sunday Damien Lewis's new bestseller tells the action-packed, riveting story of the band of mavericks and visionaries...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child 'Now that's a Great Escape! How 34 members of the SAS evaded 5,000 Nazi troops in blizzard conditions, after wreaking havoc in Italian mountain ambush ... The full gripping story of Operation Galia and the incredible escape that followed.' Mail Online 'It's an incredible secret that has...

One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily Express In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard. He recruited a band of eccentric free-thinking warriors to become the first 'deniable' secret operatives behind enemy lines, offering these...

The Night Manager meets Narcos — Saul David To catch this criminal took incredible courage and skill. This is James Bond meets Jason Bourne — Bear Grylls This is the book that warned us years before the Ukraine invasion about the power and reach of Moscow's Merchants of Death... Should be on the bookshelf of every Western anti-narcotics officer and...

Judy: A Dog in a Million by Damien Lewis tells the remarkable story of Judy, a beautiful liver and white English pointer, and the only animal POW of WWII. Cherished and adored by British, Australian, American, and other Allied servicemen, Judy truly was a dog in a million. Viewed largely as human by those who shared her extraordinary life, Judy's...

In the spirit of previous volumes, Damien Lewis reveals the untold stories of the war's most daring and audacious escapes as executed by the world's most famous fighting force, the SAS. Reaching back into the earliest origins of the SAS legend and Operation Colossus, the volume opens with a series of death-defying escapes in Italy, where bluff, deception and audacity...

Meet the unit that posed as Nazi stormtroopers in the most daring mission ever undertaken SAS Ghost Patrol is the explosive true story of the day in 1942 when the SAS donned Nazi uniforms to perpetrate the most audacious and daring mission of the war. Beyond top secret, deniable in the extreme (and of course enjoying Churchill's enthusiastic blessing), this...

One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily Express In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard. So, Britain's wartime leader called for the lightning development of a completely new kind of warfare, recruiting a band of eccentric free-thinking...

The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. 'Sixty special forces against 100,000 - a feat of British arms to take the breath away' Frederick Forsyth. They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men...

In the spirit of previous volumes, Damien Lewis reveals the untold stories of the war's most daring and audacious escapes as executed by the world's most famous fighting force, the SAS Great Escapes Five. Reaching back into the earliest origins of the SAS legend, and Operation Colossus, the volume opens with a series of death-defying escapes in Italy, where bluff,...

Archie Gibson's initiation into desert warfare almost proved to be his last. Barrelling through the sand dunes at the wheel of his truck, Gibson spied a searing flash of light up ahead, the signature of a feared German 88mm gun firing ... right at him. He leapt from his speeding vehicle just before it was torn apart and turned into...

SAS The Great Train Raid A wartime mission unlike any other. Autumn 1943: the SAS hijack a train, raid deep into enemy territory, and liberate a concentration camp. A mission so extraordinary, yet so secret, that barely any record exists. Via first-hand testimonies and long-hidden files, Damien Lewis has unearthed the incredible details, bringing to life an astonishing tale of...

A must read. Honesty, integrity and real experience that puts you in the thick of the action. — Billy Billingham The story that needed to be told. — Jason Fox The attention to detail is unbelievable. — Tim Lovejoy Thrilling. — Express There were three patrols that fateful January 1991 morning: Bravo One Zero, Bravo Two Zero, and Bravo Three...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child SAS Great Escapes Two recounts the hitherto untold stories of six of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed by the world's most famous fighting force during WWII. From the very earliest SAS missions to the push into Nazi-occupied Europe, they cover some of the key figures...