{"product_id":"george-jellicoe-sas-and-sbs-commander-9781399009447","title":"George Jellicoe: SAS and SBS Commander","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Jellicoe  son of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe  commander of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland  was never compromised by his privileged upbringing. In this insightful biography  his son describes a life of action  drama  public service and controversy.  Georges exploits with the newly formed SAS  as David Stirlings second-in-command  and later commanding the SBS  make for fascinating reading. Over four years it embraced the North African and Mediterranean campaigns and culminated in the saving of a newly-liberated Athens from the communist guerrillas of ELAS.  The brutality of Stalinist communism led him to join the post-war Foreign Office. In Washington he worked with Kim Philby and Donald Maclean in the cloak and dagger world of espionage. Resigning in 1958 so he could marry the woman he loved  he turned to politics. Although his ministerial career ended in 1973 after unwittingly become entangled with the Lambton scandal  he continued to sit in the House of Lords becoming Father of the House. He held numerous public appointments including President of the Royal Geographical Society  Chairman of the Medical Research Council  President of the SAS Regimental Association and the UK Crete Veterans Association.  Thanks to the authors research and access  this is more than a biography of a significant public figure. It provides fascinating detail of Special Forces operations and the characters of the countless figures with whom he mixed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666413674549,"sku":"ByrdShop_1399009443","price":70.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781399009447.jpg?v=1782431306","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/george-jellicoe-sas-and-sbs-commander-9781399009447","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}