GUARDSMAN AND COMMANDO: THE WAR MEMOIRS OF RSM CYRIL FEEBERY, DCM. by Feebery, Cyril, DCM. As told to David Feebery - 2008

Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2008. 148 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs. "After joining the Grenadier Guards in 1937, Cyril Feebery served in the British Expeditionary Force before being evacuated wounded from Dunkirk. Undeterred he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos and, on completion of their rigorous training in Scotland, was sent to the Middle East to be a member of Layforce. After its disbandment, he joined the Folboat Section, later the Special Boat Section, and trained as a canoeist under Captain Roger Courtney MC to conduct commando operations from submarines. When the SBS was later absorbed into the Special Air Service, Feebery took part in raids on Benghazi and Tripoli. As part of the SBS, Feebery served as Squadron Sergeant Major under Major the Earl Jellicoe. Captured by Italian forces after a raid on airfields in Sardinia, he later escaped from his POW camp in Italy and successfully made his way back to Allied lines. After recovering from malaria, he became Squadron Sergeant Major with 1st SAS Regiment in 1944. He went on to operate behind enemy lines in France and Belgium before the scene shifted to Norway, where he was present at the surrender of German occupation forces." Minor wrinkle at the bottom of the spine. Dust jacket has minor wear at the top/bottom of the spine and light wrinkling at the top of the spine.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.