One Of The Originals, by Lieutenant-Colonel Johnny Cooper.
ISBN 0-330-31464-5
Cooper was a member of L Detatchment, SAS, from the very beginning of the unit. He joined at 18 as a private and finished the war as a Captain. After leaving the army at the end of the war, he returned to the Regiment and served in Malaya, Oman and North Yemen. A first class account of an incredible life.
The Long Range Desert Group, by Major-General David Lloyd Owen.
ISBN 0 85052 806-2
Lloyd Owen, who commanded the LRDG for a time, gives a detailed and easy to read account of the Group, highlighting its organisation, activities and characters. Well worth reading.
War Behind Enemy Line, by Major-General Julian Thompson.
ISBN 0-330-36761-7
Detailing the operations of the SAS, LRDG, Popski’s Private Army, SBS, the Chindits, the Jedburgh teams, and V Force during the Second World War. Not the most in-depth book, but a good overview of the different groups and their operations.
The Colditz Story and The Latter Days, by PR Reid.
No ISBN, may be difficult to get hold of.
A history of escape attempts from Colditz Castle, mainly about the British but also some Polish and French, by the first Briton to make a “home run” from that camp. A truly fascinating read.
MI9 - Escape & Evasion 1939-45, by MRD Foot & JM Langley.
No ISBN, may be difficult to get hold of.
The work of MI9, the Escape and Evasion service, who organised escape lines out of occupied Europe, developed equipment and trained personnel in E&E. MRD Foot is an excellent author - if you see one of his books, buy it.