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Jock Lewes: The Biography of Jock Lewes, Co-founder of the SAS by John Lewes (Hardcover, 2000)
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Jock Lewes - Co-Founder of the SAS [Hardcover] Lewes, John. Jock Lewes was a dashing young Welsh Guards officer who created a new approach. important addition to ever popular SAS literature. Jock Lewes was the.
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Jock Lewes was a dashing young Welsh Guards officer who created a new approach to modern warfare in the SAS with less than two year's experience as a soldier. By the age of twenty-seven Jock co-founded the SAS with David Stirling. Jock was in reality the trainer and 'brains' behind this now legendary fighting force and this stunning biography describes the extent of his contribution. Jock was brought up in Australia during the Depression and later educated at Oxford. Life was rarely dull and he packed it with action and achievement. His Presidency of the Oxford University Boat Club saw Oxford breaking Cambridge University's succession of thirteen wins. Preparing for a job at the Foreign Office, Jock spent several seasons in Berlin. The record of his passion for two women, one a Nazi, the other a young linguist at Somerville College, Oxford, are part of a teeming richness of writing which he left in letters, journals and poems. His death was no less dramatic than his life: after successful raids on enemy aerodromes with his invention of Lewes Bombs, he was hunted down by a Messerschmitt 110 fighter. i?? A highly important addition to ever popular SAS literature. i?? Jock Lewes was the brain behind the formation of the Special Air Service.i?? A rich biography of an exceptional 'driven' man, scholar, sportsman and soldier.i?? The author has had the fullest possible access to the private papers of his subject.Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139780850527438
eBay Product ID (ePID)89500778
Product Key Features
Number of Pages286 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameJock Lewes: the Biography of Jock Lewes, Co-Founder of the Sas
Publication Year2000
SubjectGovernment
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
AuthorJohn Lewes
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight612 g
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Lewes
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- 26 Jun, 2018
It speaks for it's self . Acknowledged by David Stirling in a letter to Jocks father.
Having served in the "regiment" and personally am a friend of the author I am proud to say there is no other account of SAS activities better than "Jock Lewes- Co-founder Of The SAS" ...EX A SquadronVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 May, 2021
Well written compelling book
Jock Lewes WW2 Co-founder SAS and inventer of the Lewes bomb and made it possible to blow up enough aeroplanes and prevent Rommel from entering Egypt and won the British command of the Mediteranean. A compelling book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Feb, 2021
The book was very well described, packed and delivered, tks.
The book was very well described, packed and delivered, tks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Mar, 2018
Excellent
A good read of an iconic characterVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
