{"product_id":"behind-enemy-lines-the-special-forces-heroes-who-changed-the-course-of-wwii-by-damien-lewis","title":"Behind Enemy Lines: The Special Forces Heroes Who Changed the Course of WWII by Damien Lewis","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 22 OCT 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchie Gibson's initiation into desert warfare almost proved to be his last. Barrelling through the sand dunes at the wheel of his truck, Gibson spied a searing flash of light up ahead, the signature of a feared German 88mm gun firing ... right at him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe leapt from his speeding vehicle just before it was torn apart and turned into a flaming inferno. Gibson's response to his near-death experience was typical: his next vehicle he christened 'Wha Daur' - a phrase culled from the Scottish ballad, Who dares meddle with me? Wha Daur proved to be the slowest, most ugly and unwieldy of their Long Range Desert Group patrol - the unit that served as the forerunners of the SAS - but that didn't stop Gibson from spearheading a string of daring and audacious missions. Miraculously, Gibson survived the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecades later, he went on to write his wartime story - twice - and at the urgings of his children. While it was never meant to see the light of day, Gibson's family decided that their father's tale - one paying tribute to duty, true grit and undying brotherhood, and laced with typical humility and humour - must be told. Now, acclaimed historian Damien Lewis brings Gibson's story to life, as if his voice speaks from beyond the grave.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking from Gibson's incredibly detailed diaries, his sketchbooks, wartime reports, letters and the gripping account written by Gibson's own hand, Damien reveals the full story ... for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback | Publication: 22 Oct 2026, Quercus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529441215\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 384 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57639228637566,"sku":null,"price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781529441215.jpg?v=1783090049","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/behind-enemy-lines-the-special-forces-heroes-who-changed-the-course-of-wwii-by-damien-lewis","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}