Established in June 1940, the Long Range Desert Group was the inspiration of scientist and soldier Major Ralph Bagnold, a contemporary of T.E Lawrence who, in the inter-war years, explored the North African desert in a Model T Ford automobile. Mortimer takes us from the founding of the LRDG, through their treacherous journey across the Egyptian Sand Sea and beyond, offering a hitherto unseen glimpse into the heart of this most courageous organisation, whose unique and valiant contributions to the war effort can now finally be recognized and appreciated. **Praise for Gavin Mortimer:** "With unparalleled access to SBS's archive, Mortimer draws on private papers to produce the definitive account of the SBS's extraordinary exploits in WWII." **Sunday Telegraph** ** ** "The SBS is finally being recognised thanks to a remarkable new book. Author Gavin Mortimer spent more than a decade interviewing veterans, scrutinising SBS archives and poring over recently declassified documents to write The SBS in World War 2." **Daily Mirror** ** ** *"* This gripping first-hand account of the raid is one of many previously unpublished resources that Mortimer's book draws on." **The Times** ** ** "Mortimer deserves full credit for assembling a mountain of material and presenting it with lucidity and balance" **Philip Ziegler, Daily Mail** **