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Surprise Attack: The SAS regiment has a secret mission...
An adventure series charting the rise of the SAS! Perfect for fans of Robert Jackson, Michael Asher, Gordon Landsborough and Damien Lewis.
The race for Strasbourg is on…
France, 1944
Strasbourg — that great historic city and symbol of French power is still in German hands.
General Leclerc, commander of the 2nd French Armoured Division, has decided the time has come to take it back. With fears there may be a communist rebellion in the beleaguered war-torn France, Winston Churchill agrees to help.
The 1st SAS Regiment under the command of Paddy Mayne and led by young officer Rory O’Sullivan have the task of leading the way through the High Vosges mountains to the plains of Alsace for the secret attack.
Facing the harshest winter conditions, the increasingly desperate German forces and treacherous Communists, the SAS must force their way through before reinforcements arrive.
But when they uncover the terrible fate of some of their own men the SAS men have a serious score to settle.
Will they be able to take their revenge before it is too late…?
SURPRISE ATTACK is the second action-packed historical military adventure novel in the O’Sullivans of the SAS series following the fortunes of members of the O’Sullivan family fighting in the SAS in the Second World War.
THE O’SULLIVANS OF THE SAS
BOOK 1: Kill Rommel
BOOK 2: Surprise Attack
BOOK 3: Revenge!
The race for Strasbourg is on…
France, 1944
Strasbourg — that great historic city and symbol of French power is still in German hands.
General Leclerc, commander of the 2nd French Armoured Division, has decided the time has come to take it back. With fears there may be a communist rebellion in the beleaguered war-torn France, Winston Churchill agrees to help.
The 1st SAS Regiment under the command of Paddy Mayne and led by young officer Rory O’Sullivan have the task of leading the way through the High Vosges mountains to the plains of Alsace for the secret attack.
Facing the harshest winter conditions, the increasingly desperate German forces and treacherous Communists, the SAS must force their way through before reinforcements arrive.
But when they uncover the terrible fate of some of their own men the SAS men have a serious score to settle.
Will they be able to take their revenge before it is too late…?
SURPRISE ATTACK is the second action-packed historical military adventure novel in the O’Sullivans of the SAS series following the fortunes of members of the O’Sullivan family fighting in the SAS in the Second World War.
THE O’SULLIVANS OF THE SAS
BOOK 1: Kill Rommel
BOOK 2: Surprise Attack
BOOK 3: Revenge!
185 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 27, 2025
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About the author
Charles Whiting
258 books52 followersCharles Whiting was a British writer and military historian and with some 350 books of fiction and non-fiction to his credit, under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms including Ian Harding, Duncan Harding, K.N. Kostov, John Kerrigan, Klaus Konrad, and Leo Kessler.
Born in the Bootham area of York, England, he was a pupil at the prestigious Nunthorpe Grammar School, leaving at the age of 16 to join the British Army by lying about his age. Keen to be in on the wartime action, Whiting was attached to the 52nd Reconnaissance Regiment and by the age of 18 saw duty as a sergeant in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany in the latter stages of World War II. While still a soldier, he observed conflicts between the highest-ranking British and American generals which he would write about extensively in later years.
After the war, he stayed on in Germany completing his A-levels via correspondence course and teaching English before being enrolled at Leeds University reading History and German Language. As an undergraduate he was afforded opportunities for study at several European universities and, after gaining his degree, would go on to become an assistant professor of history. Elsewhere, Whiting held a variety of jobs which included working as a translator for a German chemical factory and spells as a publicist, a correspondent for The Times and feature writer for such diverse magazines as International Review of Linguistics, Soldier and Playboy.
His first novel was written while still an undergraduate, was published in 1954 and by 1958 had been followed by three wartime thrillers. Between 1960 and 2007 Charles went on to write over 350 titles, including 70 non-fiction titles covering varied topics from the Nazi intelligence service to British Regiments during World War II.
One of his publishers, Easingwold-based Rupert Smith of GH Smith & Son said he was a quiet man and prolific writer.
"He's one of a band of forgotten authors because he sold millions of copies and still, up to his death was doing publishing deals.He was the kind of man who was very self-effacing, one of Britain's forgotten authors, still working at 80 years of age, with his nose down and kicking out books."
Charles Henry Whiting, author and military historian died on July 24 2007, leaving his wife and son.
Born in the Bootham area of York, England, he was a pupil at the prestigious Nunthorpe Grammar School, leaving at the age of 16 to join the British Army by lying about his age. Keen to be in on the wartime action, Whiting was attached to the 52nd Reconnaissance Regiment and by the age of 18 saw duty as a sergeant in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany in the latter stages of World War II. While still a soldier, he observed conflicts between the highest-ranking British and American generals which he would write about extensively in later years.
After the war, he stayed on in Germany completing his A-levels via correspondence course and teaching English before being enrolled at Leeds University reading History and German Language. As an undergraduate he was afforded opportunities for study at several European universities and, after gaining his degree, would go on to become an assistant professor of history. Elsewhere, Whiting held a variety of jobs which included working as a translator for a German chemical factory and spells as a publicist, a correspondent for The Times and feature writer for such diverse magazines as International Review of Linguistics, Soldier and Playboy.
His first novel was written while still an undergraduate, was published in 1954 and by 1958 had been followed by three wartime thrillers. Between 1960 and 2007 Charles went on to write over 350 titles, including 70 non-fiction titles covering varied topics from the Nazi intelligence service to British Regiments during World War II.
One of his publishers, Easingwold-based Rupert Smith of GH Smith & Son said he was a quiet man and prolific writer.
"He's one of a band of forgotten authors because he sold millions of copies and still, up to his death was doing publishing deals.He was the kind of man who was very self-effacing, one of Britain's forgotten authors, still working at 80 years of age, with his nose down and kicking out books."
Charles Henry Whiting, author and military historian died on July 24 2007, leaving his wife and son.
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