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Winged Dagger; Adventures on Special Service
by Farran, Roy
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0304350842
- ISBN 13
- 9780304350841
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About This Item
London: Cassell, 1999. Cassell Military Classics Edition Second Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Good. 339, [1] pages. Maps. Cover has some wear. Major Roy Alexander Farran DSO, MC & Two Bars (2 January 1921 - 2 June 2006) was a British soldier, politician, farmer, author and journalist. He was highly decorated for his exploits with the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II. Farran became widely known after being court martialled on a charge of murdering an unarmed 16-year-old member of the Jewish underground militant group Lehi during his command of an undercover Palestine Police unit. After his brother was killed in a revenge attack, Farran emigrated to Canada where he forged a successful business and political career, holding a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Peter Lougheed during that period. An eccentric and charismatic officer, Roy Farran rose to command an SAS squadron during World War II. His fascinating story of the early days of Britain's Special Service became an immediate best-seller when first published, and it continues to intrigue. Covering action throughout the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Italy, Farran describes his capture and escape during the war, and how he eventually went on to lead some of the most daring operations far behind enemy lines.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78057
- Title
- Winged Dagger; Adventures on Special Service
- Author
- Farran, Roy
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Cassell Military Classics Edition Second Printing [stated]
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0304350842
- ISBN 13
- 9780304350841
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- WWII, Special Service, Intelligence, Guerrilla, Middle East, Special Air Service, Tombola Valley, Palestine, Modena Valley
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