SAS - Ben Macintyre

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. 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. The result is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness and heroism recklessness and tragedy; of extraordinary men who were willing to take monumental risks. It is a story about the meaning of courage.

TITLE: SAS

AUTHOR: Ben Macintyre

SKU: 9780241186862

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 01/06/2017

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 384

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm

WEIGHT: 313 gr