Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; A Message From the Mayor of Querrien, Brittany, France; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Hand of Steel; Chapter 2: Layforce; Chapter 3: The Small Scale Raiding Force; Chapter 4: The Jedburghs; Chapter 5: Team Francis; Chapter 6: Kerbozec; Chapter 7: After Kerbozec; Notes; Bibliography, Sources and References; Index
Summary
This gripping new history tells the little-known story of one of the most courageous men to have served with the newly formed Commandos and SOE during the Second World War. It is a story of extreme courage and a revealing portrait of a man who ultimately gave his life to the liberation of France. Ogden-Smith was amongst the first to volunteer for the newly formed Commandos: he took part in the daring raid on Bardia on the North African Coast and fought in the heroic rearguard action during the British evacuation of Crete. In 1942 he transferred to the SOE and joined the elite Small Scale Raidi
