Historically, the English/British army seems to succeed best in relatively small numbers. From the mounted archers at Crecy to Agincourt, (whom the French called, The Devil's Horsemen because they were so feared). From Royal Marine Commandos to the Paras and the SAS/SBS in WWII to The Falklands, the British have operated in small numbers but to great effect. Britain has never maintained a massive standing army but has mostly fought and won despite being outnumbered, using highly effective, well trained and disciplined special units. Along with imaginative and well planned tactics. Operation Mincemeat is a good example of this and well worth watching.
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Damien Lewis has written other books on the SAS. Shame we don't have any more details about this raid though.
Agreed
Historically, the English/British army seems to succeed best in relatively small numbers. From the mounted archers at Crecy to Agincourt, (whom the French called, The Devil's Horsemen because they were so feared). From Royal Marine Commandos to the Paras and the SAS/SBS in WWII to The Falklands, the British have operated in small numbers but to great effect. Britain has never maintained a massive standing army but has mostly fought and won despite being outnumbered, using highly effective, well trained and disciplined special units. Along with imaginative and well planned tactics. Operation Mincemeat is a good example of this and well worth watching.