23 October 2024
HMS Belfast
Adults
£20
SAS Daggers Drawn
Join former war correspondent and bestselling author Damien Lewis aboard HMS Belfast to discuss his latest book, SAS: Daggers Drawn.
Recounting the actions of the Special Air Service in occupied France during the summer of 1944, learn from Damien how these men lived, fought, and died behind enemy lines, using unconventional warfare techniques to harass and slow down the German forces in the days, weeks, and months after D-Day.
Following the conversation, ask your questions in a live Q&A session and meet Damien Lewis to have your book copy signed. Then enjoy exclusive after-hours entry to HMS Belfast's Decks, exploring the floating city from which some of the first shots of D-Day were fired.
About the Event
This is your chance to hear Damien Lewis discuss his newest book, SAS Daggers Drawn, within the incredible setting of HMS Belfast.
IWM's In Conversation With events programme provides access to top authors, historians and publishers, allowing you to hear their stories, ask your questions and after-hours entry to the decks of HMS Belfast.
About Damien Lewis
Damien Lewis has established himself as one of the most popular Second World War historians, selling in 40 countries. For decades he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world's major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South America, the Middle and Far East and winning numerous awards.
His books include the Second World War classics The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Hunting the Nazi Bomb, SAS Nazi Hunters, SAS Ghost Patrol, SAS Italian Job, SAS Band of Brothers, SAS Brothers in Arms and SAS Great Escapes. Many of his books have been made into movies or TV drama series or adapted as plays for the stage.
About Your Host
Des Powell served in the Parachute Regiment as a sergeant major before spending 20 years in the SAS at the heart of Counter Terrorism and Special Projects teams.
A former PT instructor in 1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, he became the Unarmed Combat and Fitness instructor for B Squadron, pioneering HALO, HAHO and other covert airborne entry techniques. He was the second-in-command of the Bravo Three Zero patrol in the 1991 Gulf War.
About the Book
In the summer of 1944, the SAS were charged with the most crucial D-Day missions, taking on the might of the Nazi Reich deep behind enemy lines. Facing Hitler’s Panzer divisions, it would take maverick thinking and unconventional warfare to survive and overcome.
Increasingly, the war to against Germany would descend into a bitter struggle. No greater courage can be written, nor unconventional soldiering envisaged, than that evidenced by these renegade warriors as they dared all to bring the war to its close.
About Your Ticket
As a charity, your IWM In Conversation With: ticket purchase helps IWM continue to tell stories for future generations.
Tickets cost just £20 per person (including IWM members) and includes:
- Damien Lewis’ talk within the impressive surroundings of HMS Belfast
- Ask your questions and join the conversation
- The talk culminates in a book signing and a personal meet and greet with Damien Lewis
- Then enjoy exclusive after-hours entry to the decks of HMS Belfast.
In addition to your ticket booking, if you can, please purchase your copy of the book from our IWM pop-up shop on the evening. Every purchase you make supports the work we do.
