SAS

Macintyre, Ben

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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. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he could find. So began the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. Now, 75 years later, the SAS has finally decided to tell its astonishing story. 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.

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Publish Date: 01/06/2017
ISBN: 9780241186862 Category: Tags: ,

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT BBC SERIES SAS: ROGUE HEROES, STARRING CONNOR SWINDELLS, JACK O’CONNELL, ALFIE ALLEN AND DOMINIC WEST

From the secret SAS archives and bestselling author Ben Macintyre: The first ever authorized history of the SAS.

‘A master at setting the pulse racingDaily Mail
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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.

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.

With unprecedented access to the SAS secret files, unseen footage and exclusive interviews with its founder members, SAS: Rogue Heroes tells the remarkable story behind an extraordinary fighting force, and the immense cost of making it a reality.
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‘Thorough and highly entertaining. It would be nigh on impossible to praise it too highly’ Daily Express

‘Impeccably researched, superbly told – by far the best book on the SAS in World War II’ Antony Beevor

‘Told with deceptive brilliance . . . one the finest books of its kind’ Evening Standard

BEN MACINTYRE’S NEXT BOOK COLDITZ: PRISONERS OF THE CASTLE IS AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW!

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Weight 313 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 25 mm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

xvi, 359 , 32 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

356.1670941 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K