Rogue Heroes: The History of the Sas, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis (Paperback) by Ben Macintyre

from hippypaul

The Special Air Service (SAS) of the British Military has, since the end of the second world war, been the centerpiece of many stories of military action and adventure. The tales have ranged from the insightful to the improbable. Rogue Heroes provides a careful history of the beginning years of t...

from jnwelch

Ben Macintyre is an expert at telling war and spy stories, and his Rogue Heroes is another success. This ER book is an authorized WWII history of Britain's Special Air Service, founded by idiosyncratic David Stirling, a "sideways thinker" who was looking for an unorthodox way to help beat Hitler....

from thoughtbox

This is a fairly thrilling account of the founding and actions of Britain's special forces during World War II. It is, by the very nature of its source material, gripping and exciting stuff. Macintyre is thorough (perhaps a bit too much), but the book seems determined to make sure that all who fo...

from Altarasabine

The author delves Into the story of the SAS and not just the official What it was about but through research one comes to know the members and the true backstory, not just things normally put out there on this group. It is well-written and well-researched and highly recommended for anyone interes...

from irregularreader

This book is utterly fascinating. In 1942, in the deserts of Northern Africa, a brutal war was being waged. The victor of this front would gain a great advantage in the overall scheme of World War II. Enter a rather peculiar soldier. David Stirling was an aristocratic Scot with many Scarlet Pimpe...