The history of the SAS is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness and heroism, recklessness and tragedy; of extraordinary men willing to take monumental risks. It is a story of the meaning of courage.
Ben Macintyre is the bestselling author of several books including A Spy Among Friends, Operation Mincemeat and Agent Zigzag, which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and the Galaxy British Book Award for Biography of the Year 2008. He is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times.
Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the
SAS in World War II
*Antony Beevor*
Told with deceptive brilliance... one the finest books of its kind.
Macintyre has a wonderful eye for eccentricity, and the narrative
is peppered with extraordinary characters. At times there is more
than a whiff of PG Wodehouse or Evelyn Waugh. The SAS are still
about the best of their kind, and how they began to achieve this is
an exotic saga indeed. No one will ever tell it better than
this
*Evening Standard*
Excellent... accessible yet authoritative. Delivers stories of
tremendous adventure and derring-do, but also offers more than
straightforward military history. This book has many strengths but
perhaps its greatest is how thought-provoking it is
*Sunday Times*
The author has written about a fascinating subject in a way that
would make any thriller writer proud. As a work of military history
it is thorough and highly entertaining. It would be nigh on
impossible to praise it too highly
*Daily Express*
Ben Macintyre's coverage of the SAS in north Africa and, later,
Italy, France and Germany, is brilliant, blending gripping
narratives of fighting with descriptions of the fears of individual
soldiers before battle and their reactions to its horror...
Britain's martial pantheon is full of outnumbered heroes who
wouldn't throw in the sponge. Henry V's band of brothers at
Agincourt, the redcoats at Waterloo, the defenders of Rorke's
drift, and the paras who charged at Goose Green are part of the
tradition that embraces the SAS. This book explains why
*Times*
A master at setting the pulse racing, Macintyre relates stories of
raw courage and daring by extraordinary men
*Daily Mail*
Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining
and often very moving
*John le Carré on 'Agent Zigzag'*
Thrilling ... An extraordinary book
*The Times Book of the Week on 'A Spy Among Friends'*
Macintyre provides a riveting history of a revolutionary fighting
force. Using unprecedented access to British Special Air Service
regimental archives, Macintyre has gleaned fascinating material. A
ripping good read
*Washington Post 10 Best Books of 2016*
A wonderfully refreshing account of the origins of the regiment of
balaclava-clad silent killers during the Second World War... The
sharp style and sly wit reveal some pretty acute insights into the
politics of the nation's favourite undercover boys
*Evening Standard Books of the Year*
So good and so much more than the boys own adventure you might
think it will read like. Ben is a brilliant writer
*Dermot O'Leary*
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