SAS Daggers Drawn

Bestselling author Damien Lewis introduces his new book, which tells the story of the SAS mission to confront Hitler's armoured legions deep behind enemy lines in the summer of 1944.

As the Battle for Normandy was unfolding in the summer of 1944, the SAS were charged with the most crucial of missions, taking on the might of the Nazi Reich deep behind enemy lines.

Facing Hitler's fearsome Panzer divisions with little more than raw courage and their nimble Willys jeeps, it would take maverick thinking and unconventional warfare in the extreme to survive and overcome. Hunted at every turn, 'Paddy' Mayne's SAS would face a bitter and bloody struggle to topple the enemy.

Drawing on never-before-seen archive material, Damien Lewis brings to life the incredible efforts of the SAS as they dared all to bring the war to its close.

About the speaker

Damien Lewis

Damien Lewis is one of the most popular historians of the Second World War, and a million-copy bestselling author. For 20 years, he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world’s major broadcasters. His works include ‘SAS Brothers in Arms’ and ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’, the latter of which was recently adapted into a major movie.