Derek Law Bibliography

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COURTNEY, G. B. SBS in World War II: The Story of the Original Special Boat Section of the Army Commandos. xxi, 242p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hale, 1983. ISBN: 0709012918.

The brother of the founder of the SBS writes authoritatively on their wartime career prior to absorption by the Royal Marines. The book concentrates on the Mediterranean but has sections on the rest of Europe and the Far East. Founded in 1940, they never numbered more than 100 men and specialised in reconnaissance and sabotage.