The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment by Virginia Cowles


The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment
Title : The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment
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ISBN : 9781848843868
ISBN-10 : 978-1848843868
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback, Audio CD
Number of Pages : 320 pages
Publication : Pen and Sword Military

In the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 1942, when Rommels Afrika Korps was sweeping towards Egypt and the Suez Canal, a small group of daring raiders made history for the Allies. They operated deep behind the German lines, driving hundreds of miles through the deserts of North Africa. They hid by day and struck by night, destroying aircraft, blowing up ammunition dumps, derailing trains and killing many times their own number. The men were the Special Air Service, the SAS, the brainchild of David Stirling, a deceptively mild mannered man with a brilliant idea. Under his command, small teams of resourceful, highly trained men penetrated beyond the front lines of the opposing armies and wreaked havoc where the Germans least expected it. Virginia Cowless The Phantom Major is a classic account of these raids, an amazing tale of courage, impudence and daring, packed with action and high adventure. Her narrative, based on the eyewitness testimony of the men who took part, gives a fascinating insight into the early years of the SAS.

The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment Reviews

  • martin wilby

    Remarkable, almost unbelievable daring, bravery and heroic men fighting Fascists.I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves adventures

  • Mrs. S. J. Weir

    Husband has a keen interest on this topic and is enjoying the book

  • Mr. W. D. Oram

    This book illustrates the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction. The inescapable truth is that a few good men, given the opportunity to think for themselves whilst, at the same time, working cohesively with others of the same mind, can achieve great ends. The book

  • goodreads Customer

    Who dares wins!!!What an amazing generation they were, brave beyond belief.A regiment that other countries can only dream aboutReal heroes

  • janet Mc Gowan

    My Dad was in Stirling’s force but did not speak much of that time. I now have a much greater understanding of what he went through and how courageous he was. This book is a must read for anyone who’s interested in the SAS. It’s a very easy and informative read.

  • Nick Dugg

    The history of modern warfare with the inception of UK Special Forces, from an idea grew a concept of operations that today knows no bounds.

  • Jock64

    I bought this book many years ago and have just replaced that worn out copy. A true review of the birth of the SAS with an easy but compelling style of writing. This is before the sensationalisation of special forces and demonstrates the hardship of desert

  • christine Allchorne Roy allchorne

    I bought this book because i like to read about World War II.I like this book because it gives great detail about the earlyday,s of the SAS, If you like reading about World War ii orthe war in the western desert this is for you.