V.1 - The Regiment

Vincent Brugeas

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Volume : 1 - The Regiment - The True Story of the SAS Book 1

Author: Vincent Brugeas
Publisher: Cinebook
Volume: 1
Audience: 16+
Nbr. of pages: 64
Publication date: 19/12/2019
Language: en

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by irvine823

If you're either a fan of history or simply love a comic involving very big irish men called paddy shooting Nazis, The Regiment could be the right comic for you. Written and illustrated by Vincent Brugeas the comic revolves around the forming and the creation of the British SAS which you may know from either pop culture or current events are an elite commando unit in the British military. Taking place in north Africa during the world war two the story revolves around the unit's early endeavours in the war while introducing us to the men who created and led the unit. I can't speak to the accuracy of the characters personality but everything from the dates and names right down to the equipment being used is historically accurate, Hench why if you have any interest in this era of history this may be a great read for you. Clocking in at only 64 pages the comic throws you right into the story without much world building aside from the informative timeline and summary of world events at the back of the comic. Apart from one Australian officer by the name of Jock I can't say I was drawn to any of the cast, yet I did find the storyline entertaining enough that I finished it in one sitting. While I don’t think anyone would say that the artwork is the best that they have seen I think every panel had very good detail and colour while fitting in with the overall theme of the comic. Overall, I would recommend The Regiment to anyone interested in the genre and I will be adding volume 2 and future instalments to my library. Rating 4 out of 5 Stars

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by Blackwaters

“The SAS is an elite unit, forged in the desert through direct contact with the enemy. Your memoir writers and assorted armchair generals love this sort of pedantic declaration. But despite my Oxford education, I can’t stand this sort of horseshit. We created the SAS because we were young, reckless, and quite likely entirely crackers.”, David Stirling. Nutters, but arguably the best officers in the whole British Army. The mission is simple: sabotage, independence and fight like real commandos. What’s not to like? Created in June 1941, as Rommel, The Desert Fox, and the Afrika Korps threatened Egypt, the SAS was imposed upon doubtful officers as a fix to the dire struggle for air superiority. Isn’t “a time for peril also a time for courage”? The SAS first breakthrough was to find the right yield-to-mass ratio for bombs; in short, the right bombs to plant underneath plane wings, that even Royal engineers thought impossible. The Allies were also planning to retake Tobruk; alongside the Long Range Desert Group, made up of New-Zealanders, Australians, Rhodesians and Afrikaners, the SAS took up their first grand mission, which ended up in far too many deaths. But the SAS never concedes defeat. “Those men are dangerous. They must be eliminated” will later say Hitler about them.

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1941. Almost all of Europe is under the Nazi heel. Great Britain still holds out, but the situation worsens with every passing day. And in North Africa, gateway to the Middle East and its immense oil reserves, Rommel now threatens Egypt, keystone of British defences. In those desperate times, three men (David Stirling, Blair Mayne and ‘Jock’ Lewes), three unconventional officers, band together to create a small, elite unit that will become a military legend: the SAS.

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V.1 - The Regiment

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