The Devil's Brigade - The Canadians Arrive The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 film, based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by American novelist and historian Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton, a member of the brigade during WW2, it losely tells the story of the formation and first mission of the US- Canadian 1st Special Service Force (The Devils Brigade). | British & Commonwealth Forces