SAS Great Escapes Four
by Damien Lewis
To be published by Quercus in hardback on 22nd May 2025 (RRP Twenty Two Pounds).
FIVE MORE INCREDIBLE ESCAPES CARRIED OUT BY THE SAS DURING WORLD WAR TWO
SAS Great Escapes Four recounts how soldiers of the world’s most famous fighting force, the SAS, carried out some of the most daring escapes of World War Two. Ranging from the infamous desert campaign of 1944 to the unforgiving terrain of the Vosges Mountains, these inspirational narratives include the tale of three Captains escaping an Italian Prisoner of War Camp in 1943; a perilous escape across Europe aided by the Resistance networks of Holland, Belgium; and a death-defying return to Britain via boat, tunnel and train.
Each account plunges the reader into the escapees’ experiences – sharing the most terrifying yet astounding moments of their lives. They include unimaginable accounts of survival in the face of staggering odds, episodes of nerve-wracking bluff and deception, plus knife-edge ambushes with enemy forces hell-bent on wreaking vengeance.
In this new volume of his bestselling series, author Damien Lewis has worked closely with World War Two veterans and the families of those portrayed, accessing wartime diaries, letters, mission reports, interrogation transcripts and more, to relate how the men of the SAS were hunted by the enemy and forced to fight their way out of certain death or capture.
With every step, breath and turn taken, these fugitives epitomized the do-or-die spirit of the SAS to overcome.
Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child
‘Lewis has researched his story thoroughly over the course of a decade and tells it like a fast paced thriller.’ The Economist
‘A prolific historian.’ The New York Times
‘Scrupulously detailed…..’ The Daily Telegraph
‘Lewis takes the reader on an epic journey of discovery.’ BBC History Magazine
About Damien Lewis: Sunday Times bestseller, Damien Lewis has established himself as one of the most popular WWII historians, selling several million copies of his books in 40 countries. For decades he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world's major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South America, the Middle and Far East and winning numerous awards.
His books include the World War Two classics The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Hunting the Nazi Bomb, SAS Nazi Hunters, SAS Ghost Patrol, SAS Italian Job, SAS Band of Brothers, SAS Brothers in Arms, The Flame of Resistance on Josephine Baker, SAS Great Escapes 1, 2 and 3 plus SAS Brothers in Arms, SAS Forged in Hell and SAS Daggers Drawn on Paddy Mayne & the SAS in WW2.
Many of his books have been made, or are being made, into movies or TV drama series. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare came out as a major movie directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Lionsgate in the US and Amazon worldwide where it is still available starring Henry Cavill (Superman), Alan Ritchson (Reacher), Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) and Eiza González, amongst others.
Lewis has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charitable concerns connected with his writing.
This event is being run in association with The Blue Bear Bookshop in Hartley Wintney.
They will have a selection of Damien's other titles available for sale.
Tickets £12
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£25 to include a copy of his latest book 'SAS Great Escapes Four' in hardback
Licensed bar (card or cash), with wine, beer, soft drinks, tea and coffee, run by the VHC.
