Comments: softcover, 256 pages, 92 black-and-white photos
ISBN: 978-1-4728-1113-4
Price: $15
Publisher: Osprey
From the publisher: The Special Boat Squadron was Britain’s most exclusive special forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, totally secretive, and utterly ruthless, the SBS was established in early 1943, having previously operated under the auspices of the SAS during the war in North Africa. Unlike its land-based sister unit, which numbered more than 1,000, the SBS never comprised more than 100. It went from island to island in the Mediterranean, landing in the dead of night in small fishing boats and launching savage hit-and-run raids on the Germans. By the end of the war it had served in Italy, the Balkans, and mainland Greece. But after the war, its deeds were airbrushed out of history by an establishment that was squeamish about its exploits. Through unrivaled access to SBS archives and interviews with surviving members of the unit, Gavin Mortimer has pieced together the dramatic exploits of this elite fighting force.
FSM says: Most of the photos of the principals are small, and, though there are several diorama ideas here, modelers will enjoy it more for the read than as a visual reference.