He Who Dared and Died: The Life and Death of a SAS Original, Sergeant Chris O'Dowd, MM

by Gearoid O'Dowd

Brought up in poverty in the West of Ireland, Chris O'Dowd ran away to join the Irish Guards aged 18. In no time he tasted bitter action in Norway, but hungry for more he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos. After intensive training he sailed for Egypt, serving with Churchill's son Randolph, novelist Evelyn Waugh and, most significantly, David Stirling.

When Stirling got the go-ahead to form the SAS, his handpicked team included the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848845413
• ISBN13: 9781848845411
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 208 Pages