SAS
Author: Macintyre, Ben
ISBN: 9780241996904
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 15 Nov 2022
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
The first ever authorised history of the SAS, now a major BBC series starring Connor Swindells, Jack OP#39;Connell and Dominic West
In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, has a vision for a new kind of war: attacking the enemy where they least expect it - from behind their own lines.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Despite the intense opposition of many in British High Command, Winston Churchill personally gives Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he can find. And so begins the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;With unprecedented access to the SAS secret files, unseen footage and exclusive interviews with its founder members, Plt;iPgt;SAS: Rogue HeroesPlt;/iPgt; tells the remarkable story behind an extraordinary fighting force, and the immense cost of making it a reality.
ISBN: 9780241996904
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 15 Nov 2022
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
The first ever authorised history of the SAS, now a major BBC series starring Connor Swindells, Jack OP#39;Connell and Dominic West
In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, has a vision for a new kind of war: attacking the enemy where they least expect it - from behind their own lines.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Despite the intense opposition of many in British High Command, Winston Churchill personally gives Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he can find. And so begins the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;With unprecedented access to the SAS secret files, unseen footage and exclusive interviews with its founder members, Plt;iPgt;SAS: Rogue HeroesPlt;/iPgt; tells the remarkable story behind an extraordinary fighting force, and the immense cost of making it a reality.
