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SAS : rogue heroes : the authorized wartime history

Macintyre, Ben, 1963-2022
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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 imaginative, radical and entirely against the rules: a small, undercover unit that would wreak havoc 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. The history of the SAS is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness and heroism, recklessness and tragedy; of extraordinary men who were willing to take monumental risks.
Author:
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2022.
Collation:
xvi, 359 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
TV tie-in.Originally published: UK: Viking, 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241996904 (pbk)
Dewey class:
356.1670941356356.167
Language:
English
BRN:
926069
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