SAS, 9780241186862
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Uncover the secret story of the SAS: Fearless, heroic, and reckless.
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SAS

rogue heroes

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    18 June 2017

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Summary

SAS: Rogue Heroes - The Birth of a Legend

In the scorching summer of 1941, amidst the brutal Western Desert campaign, a restless and unconventional young officer named David Stirling conceived a daring plan. Defying convention and military protocol, he envisioned a small, clandestine unit capable of unleashing chaos deep within enemy territory. This audacious idea marked the genesis of the Special Air Service (SAS), an organization that would become both legendary and shrouded in my…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241186862
ISBN-10:0241186862
Author:Ben Macintyre
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:18 June 2017
Weight:312g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II

Such a well-written, but also just informative, deeply detailed account of all of these guys’ lives within the SAS during that time. * Jack Barton, star of the BBC series SAS Rogue Heroes *This book has many strengths but perhaps its greatest is how thought-provoking it is – Laurence Rees * Sunday Times *Macintyre provides a riveting history of a revolutionary fighting force … A ripping good read * Washington Post 10 Best Books of 2016 *The sharp style and sly wit reveal some pretty acute insights into the politics of the nation’s favourite undercover boys * Evening Standard Books of the Year *

About The Author

Ben Macintyre

Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Colditz, Agent Sonya, SAS- Rogue Heroes, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends. He is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times, and has worked as the newspaper’s correspondent in New York, Paris and Washington. Several of his books have been made into films and television series, including Operation Mincemeat, A Spy Among Friends and SAS- Rogue Heroes.

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