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SAS Great Escapes
- Seven Great Escapes Made by Real Second World War Heroes
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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- SAS Great Escapes by Damien Lewis
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- SAS Great Escapes by Damien Lewis
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About the author
Award-winning author Damien Lewis has penned over a dozen books, topping best seller lists worldwide. His WWII special forces books are a publishing phenomenon, and several are being made into movies or TV series. He also scripts his own work as films. His modern elite forces books include the No. 1 best seller Zero Six Bravo, and his man-and-dog at war true stories include the phenomenally successful War Dog, which is being developed as a movie. He also writes thrillers, and his first, Cobra Gold, is being made into a film by LA-based Safadi Entertainment.
Summary
No food. No water. Out of ammo. Safety is south. But between there and here is 150 miles of barren desert – freezing at night, boiling in the day – populated solely by Ernst Rommel’s fearsome and deadly Afrika Corps.
What would you do?
Give up? Or get on with it?
For the seven SAS supermen in Damien Lewis’s explosive new audio exclusive, the answer was simple: Escape. Evade. Survive. From the mountains of Italy, to the deserts of Africa, these heroes epitomise the bravery, esprit de corps and daring do of Britain’s finest elite fighting force.
Fans of Ant Middleton’s First Man In and Ben MacIntyre’s SAS: Rogue Heroes are in for a treat, as the SAS’s master chronicler, Damien Lewis, has produced a gripping, heart-in-the-mouth, real-life thriller. A Sunday Times number one best-selling author, this fresh look at the most audacious escapes the SAS made in the Second World War is white-knuckle listening of the highest calibre.
Because if you put a fence in front of these men...they’ll climb it.
About the performer
Leighton Pugh studied German and Italian at The Queen’s College, Oxford before training at LAMDA. Leighton's many stage credits include The Lehman Trilogy, Macbeth and The Birthday Party, amongst others. For audio, Leighton has lent his voice to a myriad of fiction and non-fiction tomes, from Ragnar Jonasson’s ‘Dark Iceland’ crime series to The New Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan and Talking to My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Veroufakis. His radio credits include Scenes from Provincial Life, Murder by the Book and The Tragical Adventures of Heinrich von Kleist.
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- lbirds1987
- 10-02-22
Brilliant
Sheer class grit and determination showed by the men of the then new SAS a must read/listen
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- Dave
- 19-01-21
Gripping and humbling
A superb and easy listen on a subject that has always fascinated me. We sit here today with all the problems of the world around us but must remember the heroes and their sacrifice that allowed us the opportunity.
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- Mr H.
- 02-07-20
epic stories
really enjoyed this one, so captivating and I liked that each chapter was a different story
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-01-24
Incredibly engaging
Wonderfully told, with honesty and pride. The in-depth research is clear. The human spirit pours from every page.
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- Alex
- 20-07-21
Loved this book
Loved the detail in this book. I feel like I watched a film and loved every second
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- vqthomf
- 06-01-21
Great escape book.
I thought it was a great listen, I listened while on long walks. Wind, rain or shine.
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- Staupe
- 01-02-21
As the crow flies
Great stories, Damien lewis's books are riveting, as always. He should just limit his usage of the phrase 'as the crow flies'. It get's annoying when you hear a certain distance and after that immediatly 'as the cr..' I have to put the book down. But that is just personal. A great and interesting book about the origin and history of the SAS 10/10
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- Dean
- 25-10-21
Gripping
Epic story of bravery and ingenuity, some of the men completed multiple attempts to escape and never gave up. Felt like I was there for every attempt
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-20
Great book. Certainly recommend
Well written book and well narrated. Excellent stories of very courageous individuals. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this
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- Gary Deighton
- 24-06-20
Exceptional
A must read. The bravery of all involved to make this book possible.
Thank you
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