Shan Hackett

A superb fighting soldier, Shan Hackett served with the Trans-Jordan Force, fought through North Africa and was involved in the formation of the LRDG, the SAS and Popski's Private Army. He went on to raise and command 4th Parachute Brigade at Arnhem, where he was wounded and captured. He escaped and got back to British lines. An intellectual and practical man, he retired to become Principal of King's College, London where he was revered by staff and students.

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Some books that may interest you

Suffragism and the Great War By: Vivien Newman	Britain's Glorious Aircraft Industr By: J Paul Hodgson	Killing Fields of Scotland By: R. J. M. Pugh
Lucullus By: Lee Fratantuono	A Soldier for Napoleon By: John H Gill	History of Air-to-Air Refuelling By: Richard M Tanner MBE
In Napoleon's Shadow By: Proctor Patterson Jones	The US Navy and the War in Europe By: Robert C Stern	Bomber Command: Reflections of War By: Martin Bowman