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John Laffin examines the qualities of successful raiders as well as their selection and training before looking .

John Laffin examines the qualities of successful raiders as well as their selection and training before looking in detail at individual missions. Here are the Gironde river exploits of the Special Boat Service in 1942 when frogmen commandos caused serious damage to four large enemy ships, and Operation "Jericho" in 1944, when a low-level attack by RAF Mosquito bombers blasted a huge hole in the wall of a Gestapo prison in France to allow imprisoned Resistance leaders to escape.

Raidersgreat Exploits of the book. With his family he left for England in 1956 where he resided for nearly 40 years. He wrote articles for Australian newspapers and taught English, history and geography in secondary colleges. Laffin traveled extensively in Europe, especially the Western Front areas of WWI and in the Middle East.

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Raiders : Great Exploits of the Second World Wa. During World War II a number of daring raids were carried out by Allied and Axis forces against targets carefully selected for their strategic or propaganda values

Raiders : Great Exploits of the Second World War. Paperback. By (author) John Laffin. During World War II a number of daring raids were carried out by Allied and Axis forces against targets carefully selected for their strategic or propaganda values. Raiders" relates over 20 such operations, with the emphasis on attacks mounted by the British. Format Paperback 224 pages. Dimensions 129 x 198 x 10mm 210g. Publication date 02 Jun 2003. Publisher The History Press Ltd. Publication City/Country Stroud, United Kingdom.

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John Laffin wrote over 130 books, and was himself a soldier during the Second World War. He died in Australia in September 2000

John Laffin wrote over 130 books, and was himself a soldier during the Second World War. He died in Australia in September 2000.

During World War II several daring raids were carried out by Allied and Axis forces against targets carefully selected for their strategic or propaganda values

During World War II several daring raids were carried out by Allied and Axis forces against targets carefully selected for their strategic or propaganda values. These raids were as individual in character as the men who carried them out and equally unique in their objectives. John Laffin relates more than 20 such operations mounted by British, German, American, Australian, Italian and Canadian forces.

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Hardback raiders great exploits of the second world war john laffin D/j unclipped black hardback gold text spine one small crease on bottom one page 1999 sutton publishing 190 pages a really interesting book make good present £12 free UK postage. Hardback bomber command 1939-45 richard overy good used condition D/j unclipped black hardback gold text spine 1997 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 216 pages a really good book on this type of warfare £20 free UK postage.

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This book is exemplary, the first world war is a subject very close to my heart, the XXth Regiment of Foot, The Lancashire Fusiliers, fought well during WW1 gaining 18 Victoria Crosses, their losses ran into thousands, including my Paternal Grandfather.

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