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HE WHO DARED AND DIED: The Life and Death of a SAS Original, Sergeant Chris O'Dowd, MM
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He Who Dared and Died is the action-packed account of a young Irish hero who selflessly risked and gave his life serving with elite Special Forces in the Second World War. Brought up in poverty in the West of Ireland, Chris O'Dowd ran away to join the Irish Guards aged 18. In no time he tasted bitter action in Norway but, hungry for more, he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos. After intensive training he sailed for Egypt, serving with Churchill's son Randolph, novelist Evelyn Waugh, George Jellicoe and, most significantly, David Stirling.When Stirling got the go-ahead to form the ... Read more
He Who Dared and Died is the action-packed account of a young Irish hero who selflessly risked and gave his life serving with elite Special Forces in the Second World War. Brought up in poverty in the West of Ireland, Chris O'Dowd ran away to join the Irish Guards aged 18. In no time he tasted bitter action in Norway but, hungry for more, he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos. After intensive training he sailed for Egypt, serving with Churchill's son Randolph, novelist Evelyn Waugh, George Jellicoe and, most significantly, David Stirling.When Stirling got the go-ahead to form the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848845411
SKU
V9781848845411
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