It is a story about the meaning of courage. The result is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness and heroism, recklessness and tragedy of extraordinary men who were willing to take monumental risks.
It has opened its secret archives for the first time, granting historian Ben Macintyre full access to a treasure trove of unseen reports, memos, diaries, letters, maps and photographs, as well as free rein to interview surviving Originals and those who knew them. Now, 75 years later, the SAS has finally decided to tell its astonishing story. So began the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he could find. Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends. SAS: Rogue Heroes - the Authorized Wartime History. riveting wartime narrative, Ben Macintyre uses his unprecedented access to SAS archives to shine a light. : SAS: Rogue Heroes - the Authorized Wartime History (9780241186633) by Macintyre Ben and a great selection of similar New. It is a story about the meaning of courage.From the secret SAS archives, and acclaimed author Ben Macintyre: the first ever authorized history of the SAS 'Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II' - Antony Beevor In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines. Rogue Heroes - the Authorized Wartime History. So began the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. British edition titled: SAS : rogue heroes : the authorized wartime story. In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines.ĭespite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he could find.
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