Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01KKNO7K0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bringing his keen eye for psychological detail to a riveting wartime narrative, Ben Macintyre uses his unprecedented access to SAS archives to shine a light inside a legendary unit long shrouded in secrecy. The result is not just a tremendous war story but a fascinating group portrait of men of whom history and country asked the most.. Where most of his colleagues looked at a battlefield map of World War II's African theater and saw a protracted struggle with Rommel's desert forces, Stirling saw an opportunity: Given a small number of elite, well-trained men, he could parachute behind enemy lines and sabotage their airplanes and war matériel. Paired with his constitutional opposite, the disciplined martinet Jock Lewes, Stirling assembled a revolutionary fighting force that would upend not just the balance of the war but the nature of combat itself. He faced no little resistance from those who found his tactics ungentlemanly or beyond the pale, but in the SAS' remarkable exploits facing the Nazis in Africa and then on the continent can be found the seeds of nearly all special forces units that would follow. The incredible untold story of WWII's greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue.Britain's Special Air Service - or SAS - was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat whose aimlessness in early life belied a remarkable strategic mind
Jill Meyer said Another excellent behind-the-scenes book. British author Ben Macintyre's new book, "Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, et al", is another in his excellent series on WW"Another excellent behind-the-scenes book" according to Jill Meyer. British author Ben Macintyre's new book, "Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, et al", is another in his excellent series on WW2. The Special Air Service was a secret service unit during the war, charged with conducting behind-the-enemy-lines actions, aimed at counter-intellegence, as well as "direct action" against the enemy. Macintyre has an ability to write history almost as fiction and engages the reader in the in-ands-outs of war-time espionage. I've enjoyed all his books, but particularly liked "Double Cross: The History of D-Day Spies.. . The Special Air Service was a secret service unit during the war, charged with conducting behind-the-enemy-lines actions, aimed at counter-intellegence, as well as "direct action" against the enemy. Macintyre has an ability to write history almost as fiction and engages the reader in the in-ands-outs of war-time espionage. I've enjoyed all his books, but particularly liked "Double Cross: The History of D-Day Spies.. "Five Stars" according to Triathlon King of Pain. A gret, must read!. Odd undertones. Although well written, the author seems opinion Odd undertones. Although well written, the author seems to have some politically correct angle going on. Shame , as it greatly distracts from the power of the story and the truly exciting historical account of SAS early years.My guess is the author has some personal "preferences" that should have remained personal.