4.4
Geschiedenis
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 (Luisterboek): 9781481579308
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 14 juni 2010
4.4
Geschiedenis
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 (Luisterboek): 9781481579308
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 14 juni 2010
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JanH
6 mei 2023
Een bijzonder man deze, David Sterling
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11 mei 2023
Good real life account of SAS during WW2
Maggie
27 aug 2018
At times hilarious account of the exploits of a band of British (and French) soldiers wreaking havoc behind enemy lines during World War II in North Africa. Possibly not the most objective of tales, the author consistently refers to the main protagonist by his first name, and the afterword is rather uncritical (and incredibly dated), but still an excellent read. Narrator is superb.
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