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# Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops Paperback – September 6, 2016

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- **What is this?** Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops Paperback – September 6, 2016 by damien lewis
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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" offers a detailed look at World War II British Special Boat Service operations
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2016*

While "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" isn't as broad a look at British World War II special operations as the title suggests, it is a worthy account of the branch of the Special Operations Executive that became the Special Boat Services. Almost all of the operations detailed in the book pertain to commando-style raids launched from small vessels, starting with the first successful effort that entailed the hijacking of several Axis ships that were holed up in a neutral port on a Spanish-owned island in the Atlantic. Much of the narrative centers on one of the top special operators in the boat service throughout the war, a Dane named Anders Lassen who had a score to settle with the Germans occupying his home country. Lassen was a key player in crucial British raids in the war, ranging from Channel Islands, to a devastating raid against a German airfield on Crete and, finally, his final assault on swampy lake in northern Italy in 1945 that earned him a posthumous Victoria Cross. Author Damien Lewis gives a detailed look at all the operations and many of the tactics employed by the seaborne operators, including the fates of many of the most successful warriors.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The Birth of Spec Ops
  

*by W***C on Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2015*

This is an outstanding story about the early development of Spec Ops in WWII.  The author had interviewed the few members of the SOE who were still alive and got some of his material directly from them.  The book follows some of their missions and I haven't read more exciting adventures written in fiction in a long time.  What these guys accomplished was amazing.  I some cases they worked alongside local partisans and in other cases, stole in during the night and created terror amongst the German soldiers.  Hitler was made aware of their activities and gave special orders for their torture and death if/when they were captured.  This is one of the many fine smaller stories about what men did in WWII that are finally being told.  I have read at least 50 books on WWII and this one is in the top 10%!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Possibly misleading title
  

*by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018*

This is a fascinating book and well written but unlike Giles Milton's book of a similar title it deals less with the larger picture of Churchill's order to "set Europe ablaze" and more with the story of a small group of men working behind the lines in sabotage and destruction. It unfolds into the story of the evolution of the S.B.S and Anders Lassen V.C. a consummate warrior and maverick who became a huge thorn in the side of the axis forces throughout north Africa and the Aegean. There are many details of operations I had no idea about, and the Aegean and Balkans are the oft forgotten theatre of W.W.II. Seems to slow a little at the end as Landers' missions became somewhat repetitive, but each one adds some little detail of his sometimes odd behavior and almost maniacal hatred for Germans. A fascinating story of a complex man. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested in military history.

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