The Long Range Desert Group in Action 1940-1943

The Long Range Desert Group has a strong claim to the first Special Forces unit in the British Army. This superb illustrated history follows the LRDG from its July 1940 formation as the Long Range Patrol in North Africa, tasked with intelligence gathering, mapping and reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines. Manned initially by New Zealanders, in December 1940 the unit became the LRDG with members drawn from British Guards and Yeomanry regiments and the Rhodesian Army. So successful were the...