With the SAS: Across the Rhine - Into the Heart of Hitler's Third Reich

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Describes the latter part of Captain Ian Wellsted's military career with the Special Air Service. This is a very personal account, revealing the many emotional as well as physical strains placed upon men in the fighting line. The main focus of the story is his part in Operation Archway -- a British special forces mission which involved the 1st and 2nd Special Air Service Regiments acting in support of the advance of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's Allied 21st Army Group in Rhine-crossing Operations Varsity and Plunder. SAS teams thrust deep into German territory, often having to battle their way through the enemy lines to get back to safety.