Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
SELF-SUFFICIENCY: THE BLITZ BUGGY
SAS DESERT JEEPS
THE ITALIAN JOB, 1943
SPROUTING WINGS: JEEPS IN FRANCE, 1944
INTO GERMANY
POST-WAR: THE LAND ROVER ERA
FURTHER READING
INDEX

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A history of the Special Air Service's lightweight, heavily armed vehicles and their combat use, from the famous 1942 airfield raids of North Africa to 22 SAS's postwar adoption of modified Land Rovers for desert operations.

About the Author

Gavin Mortimer is a writer, historian and television consultant whose ground-breaking book Stirling's Men remains the definitive history of the wartime SAS. He was the historical consultant on the 2017 BBC documentary about the wartime SAS and has visited France as a WW2 tour guide with serving members of the Regiment.

Henry Morshead is the Chief Designer for the Hill HX50 helicopter and works in the automotive and bespoke sectors. A former officer in the Royal Engineers and illustrator for Jane's, he maintains a keen interest in the design and use of military land and air vehicles.