In the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 1942, when Rommel’s tanks were sweeping toward Suez, a handful of daring raiders were making history for the Allies. They operated deep behind the German lines, often 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.
These were the SAS—Stirling’s desert raiders, the brainchild of a deceptively mild-mannered man with a brilliant idea. Small teams of resourceful, highly trained men would penetrate beyond the front lines of the opposing armies and wreak havoc where the Germans least expected it.
The Phantom Major is the classic account of these desert raids, an amazing tale of courage, impudence, and daring, packed with action and high adventure. An intimate record based on eyewitness accounts, this book still stands as the definitive history of the early years of the SAS.
© 2010 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781481579308
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 14 juni 2010
In the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 1942, when Rommel’s tanks were sweeping toward Suez, a handful of daring raiders were making history for the Allies. They operated deep behind the German lines, often 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.
These were the SAS—Stirling’s desert raiders, the brainchild of a deceptively mild-mannered man with a brilliant idea. Small teams of resourceful, highly trained men would penetrate beyond the front lines of the opposing armies and wreak havoc where the Germans least expected it.
The Phantom Major is the classic account of these desert raids, an amazing tale of courage, impudence, and daring, packed with action and high adventure. An intimate record based on eyewitness accounts, this book still stands as the definitive history of the early years of the SAS.
© 2010 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781481579308
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 14 juni 2010
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Adrian
20 jan. 2021
Spoiled by the narrator's attempts at Scottish and Irish accents. David Stirling did not have a Scottish accent, but spoke in a very proper English that most of the upper middle class speak, wherever they come from. Otherwise, very interesting for those interested in military history.
Mina
25 sep. 2019
Har recenserat fel bok här nedan ju!! Men denna boken är iaf också riktigt bra men handlar inte om ww1 utan ww2!
Johan
16 mars 2023
A Must read.
Thomas
31 maj 2020
Makalösa bedrifter
N
30 okt. 2023
Otroligt spännande och med en oefterhärlmlig brittisk humor mitt i allvaret.
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