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18 de may. de 2018 · John Lewes discusses his novel 'A Spy After All', based on the life of his uncle and co-founder of the SAS, Jock Lewes. Set in the wartime years of 1940-41, John Lewes’s novel tells the fictional account of Jock Steel, a young British Army officer and spy. The story features some of the real-life adventures of his uncle, Lieutenant Jock Lewes ...
Lt. John "Jock" Steel Lewes (soms gespeld als Lewis) is de mede-oprichter van de Special Air Service, samen met David Stirling. geboren de 21 december 1913 in Calcutta, een Australisch onderwerp, verhuisde hij naar Engeland om te studeren aan de Universiteit van Oxford.Als ervaren sportman, voorzitter van de roeiclub, droeg hij in 1937 enorm bij aan de overwinning van Oxford op Cambridge ...
11 de nov. de 2022 · BBC. John Steel ‘Jock’ Lewes was another of the SAS’ co-founders, who was known for inventing an explosive device known as the Lewes bomb. He tragically died in action in December 1941 after ...
1 de sept. de 2023 · John ‘Jock’ Lewes. ‘Jock’ Lewes is a Veteran 1st Lieutenant for the purposes of the SAS Reinforced Platoon – Early: November 1941 – May 1942 theatre selector in the Western Desert campaign book. -Explosive Surprise! – Jock Lewes was a master of the use of the Lewes Bomb, which he designed, to cause maximum damage and confusion to ...
29 de may. de 2023 · A soldier of fortune and a good old boy. Two very different characters were core to the foundation of the SAS: David Stirling and Jock Lewes. Stirling, the son of a much-decorated general, was a ...
21 de nov. de 2022 · SAS Rogue Heroes: Jock Lewes was hit with shrapnel (Image: BBC) He died in December 1941, aged 28, in El Gaus, Italian Libya. As is the case in the series, Jock's vehicle was repeatedly attacked ...
2 de jun. de 2009 · John Lewes is the nephew and biographer of Lt. Jock Lewes (Jock Lewes Co-Founder of the SAS, published by Pen & Sword Books, 2000) and has completed a novel on love, betrayal, fanaticism and loyalty at the start of World War 2. The inspiration for the story is based upon the author’s uncle, Lt. Jock Lewes. The hero of the story, Jock Steel ...
