D . G .) ▁that ▁B agn old ▁was ▁assemb ling . ▁Kennedy - Sh aw ▁served ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁List . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Int elligence ▁Corps ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ▁Regiment ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁when ▁the ▁L . R . D . G . ▁ceased ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Africa ▁Camp aign . ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major , ▁being ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es ▁during ▁his ▁service . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁G SO ▁ 2 ▁( Int elligence ) ▁at ▁the ▁S . A . S . ▁Brigade ' s ▁Head quarters ▁in ▁the ▁North - West ▁Europe ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁life ▁He ▁wrote ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁L . R . D . G ., ▁entitled ▁" The ▁Long ▁Range ▁Des ert ▁Group " ( 1 9 4 5 ), ▁which ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁pre - public ation ▁appro val ▁by ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁who ▁required ▁changes ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁text ; ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁c oden ames ▁of ▁the ▁operations ▁he ▁described ▁and ▁some ▁real ▁names ▁of ▁individuals ▁involved ▁in ▁special ▁operations . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁articles ▁that ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society . ▁( The ▁Green hill ▁Military ▁P aper back s ▁edition ▁of ▁his ▁book