STORM FROM THE SEA by Young, Brig. Peter

Annapolis, 1989, Naval Institute Pr, reprint of 1958 edition, 6x9, hard bound in dust jacket, Fine/Fine condition, 224 pages, illus, maps.  Storm from the Sea is a classic of Second World War adventure, in which Brigadier Peter Young, DSO, MC, describes his experiences as one of the Commandos' outstanding young officers. Peter Young took part in the early Commando raids on Lofoten, Vaagso and Dieppe, and in the later landings which would help turn the tide of the war. His rise to Brigadier was meteoric, propelled by his outstanding gifts of leadership and command. In 1943, at the head of 3 Commando, he took part in the Sicily landings. In June 1944 3 Commando was in the van of the Normandy landings, securing the bridgehead at Le Plein despite heavy counter-attacks and then going on to lead the advance on Angoville after which the defeat of the Germans in France became inevitable. Young's last military exploit was at Kangwa in Burma against the Japanese.Storm from the Sea is a rare memoir of courage and adventure by a remarkable scholarsoldier, a larger-than-life figure of great enthusiasms.