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This is Leonard Ratcliff's story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in “Tales from The Special Forces Club”. The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen's club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member. Leonard commanded a squadron tasked with flying Special Forces agents into Nazi-occupied Europe. His missions came with enormous risk and casualties...
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This is Mike Sadler's story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.
The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen's club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.
Mike Sadler was in Rhodesia working on a farm when he decided to join up and fight Hitler. He would become one of the legendary men in the Long Range Desert Group,...
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Stories of real-life bravery and courage-under-fire contribute to a unique and poignant record of a club created for heroes.
There are just a handful of men and women alive today who served and fought with the Special Forces during the Second World War. They are a dwindling bunch of veterans in their twilight years whose tales of heroism and daring-do will soon be lost in time forever - yet they still regularly get together in a gentleman's club,...
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Collins Shorts, insight in an instant. Feel the heat as a British army elite bomb disposal expert, one of the men who face death every day in the most dangerous region on earth, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Journey with these courageous soldiers that put their lives on the line. This is as vivid and dramatic as war reporting gets. Collins Shorts are a fresh look at the eBook short, with the emphasis on vibrant design, animated content and expert...
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This is Corran Purdon's story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club. The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen's club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member. Corran Purdon was a gung-ho officer in the Ulster Rifles who thirsted for action. He would volunteer for a new unit, requested by Churchill: the British Commandos....
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This is Harry Verlander's story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club. The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen's club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member. Harry had volunteered aged 16 in 1942. By 1944, he was parachuting into France on D-Day as part of the Jedburgh espionage teams. His main adventure, though,...