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Paddy Mayne and the SAS Attack on the Second Battery
The SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) could have withdrawn after taking the gun battery on Cape Murro di Porco. Instead Major Paddy Mayne opted for more fighting. In one of the opening moves of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of … Continue reading
SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) – The Cliffs of Cape Murro di Porco
The cliffs below the gun battery at Cape Murro di Porco are daunting. Did Major Paddy Mayne’s SAS Special Raiding Squadron really climb them to attack and destroy the guns? Recently discovered documents shed new light. The southern coast of … Continue reading
SAS Rogue Heroes – Book Review
‘SAS Rogue Heroes’ is a readable and enjoyable account of the SAS in World War 2. But there’s not much about the SAS in Sicily, and what there is, is not great. Review of ‘SAS Rogue Heroes – The Authorized … Continue reading
The SAS Pocket Manual – Book Review
“The SAS Pocket Manual” might fit into the pocket of your camouflage smock, but it’s not exactly a manual. Really it’s an interesting collection of original archive documents, only some of them from manuals. Book review: ‘The SAS Pocket Manual’, … Continue reading
Tullio Marcon: the Allied invasion of Sicily in the memories of a Balilla
As a 13 year old boy, Italian historian Tullio Marcon lived through the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. The Fascist creed he had been taught crumbled along with Italian resistance, especially when he met Allied soldiers and discovered they … Continue reading
Terror off Terrauzza – Operation Ladbroke gliders in the sea
A peaceful beach today was once a scene of death. Its horror was painstakingly photo-graphed by the cameramen of a US film unit. Their images reveal a harrowing truth about Operation Ladbroke. In the corner of the bay where the cliffs of the Maddalena … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Battlefield Visits, Operation Ladbroke - Sicily 1943, SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) in Sicily
Tagged 1 Border Regt, Glider Pilot Regiment, Gliders in sea - Sicily, Gliders in Sicily, Michael Samek, Operation Husky Sicily 1943, Operation Ladbroke Sicily 1943, SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS), Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) in Sicily, US glider pilots in Sicily
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Seizing Bridges, Building Bridges – Battlefield Tour Guide Roberto Piccione, Syracuse, Sicily
In 1943 British glider troops seized the Ponte Grande, a bridge near Syracuse, Sicily, launching the Allied invasion of Italy. Now Roberto Piccione builds bridges between former enemies. Beside a perfect tourist cove, where no tourist goes, opposite the golden walls of … Continue reading
Admiral Leonardi takes on the Royal Navy and the SAS
It’s an extraordinary story: in July 1943, Italian Admiral Leonardi manned an abandoned gun battery almost alone against the might of the Royal Navy. Firing several shots, he forced a British ship to turn and flee. But is the story … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Battlefield Visits, Operation Husky - Sicily 1943, SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) in Sicily
Tagged Augusta Sicily 1943, Battery AS362, Battery AS674, Blair Paddy Mayne, Italian artillery, Operation Husky Sicily 1943, Operation Ladbroke Sicily 1943, Ponte Grande bridge, SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS), Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) in Sicily
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Peter Davis of the SAS – a precious first-hand account
Until now, book-length personal records of the SAS in Sicily, written while memories were fresh, totalled exactly one. For fans and historians who find such first-hand accounts invaluable, Peter Davis’ exciting new book has doubled our treasure. Book review: ‘S.A.S. Men … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Operation Husky - Sicily 1943, Reviews & Profiles, SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) in Sicily
Tagged Augusta Sicily 1943, Blair Paddy Mayne, Italian artillery, Operation Husky Sicily 1943, Operation Ladbroke Sicily 1943, Ponte Grande bridge, SAS Special Raiding Squadron (SRS), Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) in Sicily
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