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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
- The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Downfall, Giving Birth to Modern-Day Black Ops
- Narrated by: Nigel Carrington
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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- Bruce
- 08-07-2021
First rate history recap
Well narrated and presented. If you like your WW2 history then this is a must. Hollywood has nothing on real life events. Truely gripping stories. Can’t wait for more from Damien. Well narrated by Nigel also. His ‘accents’, while telling the story add much. Well done.
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- Terence
- 03-10-2022
Excellent true story about the SAS
I have listened to this story and I’m very impressed with how well the narrator has described and how he used his voice in the various accents. The story was very exciting and I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who’s interested in the World War Two.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-10-2023
Great Account of the bravery of these men
Well presented, captivating and very entertaining. Our generation could learn a lot from these heroes.
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- Eron
- 15-01-2021
Churchill’s secret warriors
Bloody awesome book, fantastic story and well read. Hats of too these fine troopers well done
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- Anonymous User
- 08-10-2023
brilliant
Great story of a great generation. Well worth the read, Can't wait for the movie.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-02-2023
Andy bloody Lassen
What an absolute gem..
Giving such light and story to feats most people never would of heard of.
Will be going through the rest of Damien Lewis’s books especially his other SAS titles
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- LET
- 04-07-2018
An excellent book by Damien Lewis
This is a well written and well read book. I have read other books by Damien Lewis and enjoyed them all. He seems to have a great eye for detail. LT
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- Anonymous User
- 02-05-2024
Didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did
The author has really done his research on this subject, it’s a cross between documentary and story. It really dose show the British “stiff upper lip” and dash during WW2.
How these men pulled off some of these raids is beyond me.
Great book.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-05-2024
Absolute must read
This book is the perfect combination of history and action. As crazy as the MACV-SOG operations were, this rivals this.
I only wish the current governments of the west would learn that to win a war, you have to fight to win, not an arbitrary set of rules put in place by those in office far from the front lines.
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- sam cragg
- 04-03-2020
Fantastic book.
Fantastic book.
The story’s Damien Lewis tells in his books are so well researched. Can’t wait for the next one!
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