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

Hardback Published on: 23/10/2025
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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781529441161
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 38 mm
  • Weight: 660g
  • Languages: English

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SAS The Great Train Raid
No train ride
I didn't know the Italians had concentration camps until I read this book and the plan to seize a train and drive it to the camp was barmy. The fact they d... READ MORE
Dave
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The central story, the one the title refers to, is the audacious breakout of detainees at the first concentration camp the Allied forces came across at Pis... READ MORE
Peter Fleming
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