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, by Ben Macintyre
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File Size: 90050 KB
Print Length: 365 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1101904186
Publisher: Crown (October 4, 2016)
Publication Date: October 4, 2016
Language: English
ASIN: B01AES52F0
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If you find the history of World War II fascinating, you’re likely to feel that Rogue Heroes is endlessly so. In this eminently readable book, British historian Ben MacIntyre relates the story of the Special Air Service, the unit that set the pattern for special forces around the world. From its beginnings in 1941 in the fevered imagination of a rebellious junior officer in the British Army, the SAS has taken on a larger-than-life role in the story of World War II. MacIntyre makes the most of the romance of the tale, but there’s no whitewash here; the violence, the raging fury, the madness, and the evil brought out by the war figure just as prominently in the tale. But Rogue Heroes is not just gripping, it’s also frequently very, very funny.The Special Air Service was born in the North African desert, where an insubordinate lieutenant named David Stirling managed to charm his way into British HQ in Cairo and talk a general into accepting a plan that everyone else on the staff thought utterly mad. Stirling’s notion was that a small unit of unusually brave and enterprising men could parachute behind enemy lines and do great damage to the German armed forces. He set out to make Erwin Rommel‘s life miserable, and he nearly succeeded.A Scottish aristocrat who had failed at everything in civilian life, Stirling had his way at least in part because the commanding general knew his family and had actually visited the ancestral Stirling home. Thus he was authorized to give his idea a try. He began with a handful of men under the arbitrary name L Detachment of the Special Air Service. By the end of the war less than four years later, the SAS had grown into a brigade of 2,500 men consisting of five regiments. Two were British, two French, and one Belgian, but all were under British command. Operating in secrecy during most of the war, the SAS was one of the Allies’ most celebrated fighting units by the time the war ended.Together, the several thousand men who served in the SAS destroyed huge numbers of German and Italian airplanes, trains, ammunition and fuel depots, and trucks, killed hundreds of enemy soldiers, and took hundreds of prisoners. One SAS unit also opened the eyes of the world to the unspeakable horrors of the now notorious Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. In the course of these incomparably eventful four years, a great many men of the SAS died, were wounded, or captured. But the pattern was set. One after another, many of the world’s nations copied the SAS model. In the United States, the first was Delta Force, formed in 1977. Special forces are now an indispensable element of virtually every one of today’s armies.MacIntyre brings the SAS story vividly to life with special attention to Stirling and a handful of other leaders, not all of them commissioned officers.About the authorThe spies and unconventional warriors of the Second World War star in four out of Ben MacIntyre’s eleven books, all nonfiction. (The others are Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat, Double Cross, and Rogue Heroes. I’ve reviewed all but the first of these.) MacIntyre is an historian and a columnist for The Times of London.
Amazing stories about this group of fearless men as part of the SAS. Very graphic when it came to killing and being killed. I never knew this story, or the group before, but they certainly deserved higher recognition than they got. I'm sure their efforts shortened the war to some extent, in defeat of the Nazi's and Mussolini's troops. You had to be a special breed to fight with these guys. Your average soldier would not have held his own. Some amazing innovations these guys came up with to destroy vehicles, airplanes and property. Their leaders were all blood and guts. Interesting also was Hitler's order to catch these guys and kill them outright. Showed you how effective they were in setting things back for the Nazi's.
Commandos, spies, statesmen, and traitors pack this historical account of British Special Forces in WW2 North Africa. The narrative reads like a Ken Follet-thriller and races from commando-operation to audacious acts of personal bravery. Extensively researched using squadron reports, personal letters and diary accounts, Rogue Heroes details the birth and development of special forces warfare through the stories of the soldiers who organized and improvised desert raids on Axis bases. Meet this band of rebel-brothers who sacrificed much and risked certain death if captured and the warfare legacies they bequeathed their nation.
This is an exciting, albeit brutal, history of Britain's first special operations unit. And as exciting as this book is, it is one that is likely only to be enjoyed by fans of military history. The book describes the wartime battle exploits of Britain's Special Air Service. The book begins with the formation of the SAS in North Africa in 1941 and ends in post-war Germany. Don't expect much in the way of political analysis or history unrelated to WW2 battles. Though bloody and brutal, the history of the SAS truly is incredible as they fought behind enemy lines for 4 years. Highly recommended for fans of military history. Recommended with reservations (for bloody warfighting throughout) for everyone else.
Al heroes have feet of clay!! We concentrate on the heroics and forget the rest and are mildly surprised when the demons and skeletons emerge. this book does just that in a very matter of fact way. It goes into much detail on both heroics and failures of our esteemed SAS. Stirling's creation and his fixation in beating Paddy Mayne got him caught. Mayne and many had such inner demons form wherever that they channeled it into the violence of war! Were they suicidal or just in a berserker mode of combat? The SAS had to be created for them or they would have been in the glass house!! All special forces seen to attract those with special skills who don't like bashing about the square and all the minutia and rules of the regular army. The distain by proper officers for them is historic! They claim not to like losing their best but the dump the trouble makers into SF units to clean house! I love the chapter on what happened after wards. they did forget to include Mad Mike Calvert's dismissal from the army for homosexual activity. Elite units produce an aura that wild thinkers and doers gravitate to. Some with success and others with ignominy. I do love the detail on the missions and the men. I do have the entire collection of Alan Calliou's "Private Army of Col. Tobin" series. He is mentioned on his flyleaf bio of being a spy during WW2. This book confirms it! And it is a great read, another tome to include on your SAS history shelf!!
Amazing true story of the beginning of the Special Forces during WW2. This group did so much for the Allies and damage to the Axis. I'm glad that someone put it into print for all of us to appreciate. Ben Macintyre did a superb job of telling this story. It's the third one his books now on my book shelf. One of my favorite authors.
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