The 5th (Belgian) SAS in the Second World War

From secret operations with the French and Belgian resistance to supporting refugees after the ill-fated Operation Arnhem, serving as Montgomery's eyes during the Battle of the Bulge, leading Canadian and Polish tank formations during the liberation campaign in the Netherlands, to the defeat of Germany and the arrest of high-ranking Nazis , the Belgian SAS was part of the British-led multinational Special Air Service Brigade, which carried out special operations from Normandy to the fall of the Third Reich. This first English-language history of the Belgian SAS during the war is the result of extensive research based on previously secret archives and incorporating eyewitness accounts from unpublished memoirs of the founding members. This book is aimed at all lovers of special operations history and explains the broader context to provide guidance for the uninitiated. At the same time, it offers experienced military historians unprecedented insights and details about the recruitment, training and operations of an elite unit formed in Great Britain, whose commander made no compromises to achieve his goals and who took every opportunity to take the fight to the enemy, true to their motto Who dares wins. The book contains both dramatic and humorous personal stories and numerous rare wartime photographs from private archives, as well as detailed appendices with personnel files, casualties, combat awards and honours.