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Desert Raids with the SAS: Memories of Action, Capture and Escape

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Condition
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EAN
9781399007221
UPC
9781399007221
ISBN
9781399007221
MPN
N/A
Book Title
Desert Raids with the SAS: Memories of Action, Cap
Item Length
23.6 cm
Item Weight
0.48 kg
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Desert Raids with the SAS: Memories of Action, Captûre and Escape
Item Height
234mm
Author
Gerald Hough, Major Tony Hough
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Item Width
156mm
Subject
Government
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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Tony Hough's war started with ski training in the Alps in early 1940 preparing for winter warfare in Finland. Nothing came of that. Later that year, now an officer with 9th Battalion The Rifle Brigade, he sailed for North Africa. In March 1941, his under-gunned Battalion suffered a catastrophic baptism of fire in Libya from 15,000 troops and 500 tanks of Rommel's Afrika Korps. For the next 18 months Hough and his Battalion experienced brutal conflict against a formidable enemy. Selected for David Stirling's elite 1 Special Air Service (SAS), he was captured in December 1942 while raiding behind enemy lines. Sent to an Italian POW camp he suffered the deprivations of captivity. After the September 1943 Italian armistice, he escaped and, after an arduous three month ordeal, he reached Allied lines thanks to the help of brave locals. He went on to fight in North West Europe before becoming a mayor in occupied Germany. Beautifully and modestly written, Tony's many and varied experiences make for a classic war memoir. It is heartening that even after 75 years, accounts such as this are still appearing. AUTHORS: Tony Hough, born in 1918, was educated at Uppingham. He joined the Artist Rifles Territorial Regiment in 1938 and the Rifle Brigade at the outbreak of war. After earning four campaign medals for France, North Africa, Italy and Germany he was demobbed with the rank of Major in 1946. He married Valerie Hennessy the same year and they had four children. He re-joined the family paperboard manufacturing business, becoming Managing Director in 1968, retiring in 1990. He was a gifted golfer playing to a handicap of four. He died in 2000. His son, Gerald also went to Uppingham. After working in Paris and Sydney, in 1988 he joined Morgan Grenfell Asset Management becoming a director in 1996. His career took him to Guernsey where he lives in retirement. He too is a keen golfer and tennis player, representing the Island in the very mature category. 32 b/w illustrations

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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9781399007221
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2320085259

Product Key Features

Author
Gerald Hough, Major Tony Hough
Publication Name
Desert Raids with the SAS: Memories of Action, Captûre and Escape
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Major Tony Hough, Gerald Hough
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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