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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- Synopsis
- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible untold story of World War II&’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue—now a limited series on Epix!&“Reads like a mashup of The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape, with a sprinkling of Ocean&’s 11 thrown in for good measure.&”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ONE OF NPR&’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • &“Rogue Heroes is a ripping good read.&”—Washington Post (10 Best Books of the Year) Britain&’s Special Air Service—or SAS—was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young aristocrat whose aimlessness belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a World War II battlefield map and saw a protracted struggle, Stirling saw an opportunity: given a small number of elite men, he could parachute behind Nazi lines and sabotage their airplanes and supplies. Defying his superiors&’ conventional wisdom, Stirling assembled a revolutionary fighting force that would upend not just the balance of the war, but the nature of combat itself. Bringing his keen eye for detail to a riveting wartime narrative, Ben Macintyre uses his unprecedented access to the SAS archives to shine a light on a legendary unit long shrouded in secrecy.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 400 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781101904176
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781101904169
- Publisher:
- Crown
- Date of Addition:
- 03/20/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Ben Macintyre
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.