The Long Range Desert Group 1940-1945

By David Lloyd Owen,

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Established to operate deep behind enemy lines in North Africa, the Long Range Desert Group was the first of the special forces to make a significant contribution. This is a definitive history of this elite organisation, by a former commander of the unit.'

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This is the story of the men from the New Zealand R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group. Their stories are told mostly in the words of the participants themselves through wartime operational reports, diaries, personal letters, and post-war interviews.

Owen was an officer in the LRDG and recollects various escapades he was involved in during operations. Lloyd Owen took command of the LRDG after being involved in the Battle of Leros.

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