'Riveting. Extraordinary. A real-life thriller.' Dan Snow 'Truly
revelatory. The SAS at their very finest in WWII, and after,
hunting down the Nazi war criminals.' Mark 'Billy' Billingham 'In
June 1944 my father, Captain Patrick Garstin MC, led a band of
warriors into war to help liberate Europe. He paid the ultimate
price, as did others in his patrol. But with gritty determination,
the SAS brought their killers to justice. I was one year old when
my father was executed, so sadly never knew him. This amazing book
has filled in so many gaps, and it commemorates all those consigned
by Hitler to the Nacht und Nebel; the night and fog.' Sean Garstin
'This spellbinding account brings to life the exploits of a brave
band of warriors, one of whom was my uncle, Colonel Blair 'Paddy'
Mayne DSO, who commanded the SAS for much of WWII. He led his men
on numerous behind-the-lines missions, and this compelling read
does their memories full justice.' Fiona Ferguson, nee Mayne 'So
much more than just a war story... While it involves death and
suffering and terrible acts of cruelty, it also highlights the
enduring qualities of courage and loyalty, of kindness and
humanity, resourcefulness and resilience - qualities of which
today's world is much in need.' Amy Crossland, daughter of Major
Eric 'Bill' Barkworth, Chief of the SAS War Crimes Investigation
Team June 1944: the SAS parachute deep into occupied France, to
wreak havoc and bloody mayhem. In a country crawling with the
enemy, their mission is to prevent Hitler from rushing his Panzer
divisions to the D-Day beaches and driving the Allies back into the
sea. Led by Captain Patrick Garstin MC, a man supposedly invalided
out of the military due to his war injuries, rarely had a wilder
bunch of raiders been assembled. Dispatched on the personal orders
of Colonel Blair Mayne DSO, this elite band included gritty former
miner Thomas 'Ginger' Jones, John 'Rex' Wiehe, 'banned' from
frontline combat due to his war wounds, plus Serge 'Frenchy'
Vaculik, who's journey to escape the enemy and join the SAS
beggared belief. Having blown to pieces scores of prize targets,
Garstin's patrol executed one of the most daring escapes of the war
... only to fall victim to shocking betrayal. Captured, imprisoned
and tortured terribly by the Gestapo, they faced execution in a
dark French woodland on the orders of Hitler himself. But
miraculously, two would escape, triggering one of the
most-extraordinary Nazi-hunting operations ever ... Summer 1945:
with WWII officially over one team embarked upon a shadow war all
of their own. Armed with knowledge earned first-hand in the torture
chambers of the Gestapo, the race was on to bring to justice the
Nazi war criminals who had murdered their brothers in arms. In a
deniable, deep-cover operation backed by Winston Churchill himself,
the 'the Secret Hunters' would expose Nazi Germany's darkest
crimes, doggedly tracking down those they most sought. Breathtaking
and exhaustively researched, SAS Band of Brothers is based upon a
raft of new and unseen material provided by the families of those
who were there. It reveals an epic of courage, maverick-spirted
daring and bloody betrayal, plus the gripping quest for vengeance
and justice that lasted through to 1948 and beyond.
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