An Evening with Damien Lewis

Join us as for an evening with number one bestselling author Damien Lewis as he discusses his newest book- SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child

Against insurmountable odds, SAS men crossed deserts, evaded revenge and escaped through enemy lands.

Lieutenant Bill Fraser and the six SAS men he led were listed as Missing in Action (MIA) after their failure to return from a raid. Nine weeks later they emerged from a death-defying sojourn across the Sahara Desert, after evading and confounding the enemy.

The eccentric and gifted commander Lord George Jellicoe and the group of five SAS men he led carried out a raid on the German aerodrome at Heraklion, destroying an incredible seventy warplanes. Only one man - Jellicoe, managed to get away.

SAS founder David Stirling attempted what was one of the most ambitious missions of the war - to drive across war-torn North Africa and link up with advancing American forces.

The legendary Captain John Tonkin, who had soldiered with the SAS since its earliest times, led an escape where only six of the 40-strong SAS party he led managed to escape, after German forces surrounded their forest base.

SAS man Herbert Castelow was one of the few to escape - perched on the local village mayor's bike when, in the aftermath of D-Day, a dozen parachutists dropped into France, charged to sabotage a German airbase. But the drop-zone was staked out by the enemy and a savage firefight ensued.

For decades Damien worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world's major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South American, the Middle and Far East, winning numerous awards. His books have been translated into over forty languages worlwide and we are delighted that he will be joining us here in Salisbury.

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