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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 unit, by a former commander of the unit.

This splendid record takes the reader behind enemy lines not only in North Africa but in Italy, the Aegean and the Balkans.

Author David Lloyd Owen paints a vivid picture of the unit's colourful characters: for example, Ralph Bagnold, who put to good use the knowledge he gained from his pre-war desert travels.

The LRDG was truly international, with New Zealanders and Rhodesians playing key roles.

This classic book won acclaim from the critics on its first publication by virtue of the author's unique knowledge, experience and narrative skills

Says one Amazon reviewer: “I had seen a documentary or two over the decades about the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) but I never fully appreciated their contributions to the enhancement and furtherance of the Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Service! I also had no real appreciation for their efforts in Albania and Yugoslavia! Even more remarkably, much of this was accomplished by New Zealanders and Rhodesians. The author writes this book from a "memoirs" perspective and does a very good job. Anyone who fails to look up to the LRDG as equals to the SAS or SBS within their mission set fails to appreciate just what the LRDG did for the British in WW II…”

Providence Their Guide: The Long Range Desert Group 1940-45 by David Lloyd Owen is a 1980 first edition published by Harrap, London.

It is a near-new 238-page 16x24cm hard cover with dust jacket with two-page maps on the endpapers, one inside and a series of photographs throughout.

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