Born of the Desert
Malcolm James
Found in: General History Books
Paperback 352 pages
ISBN: 9781853674389
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Malcolm James
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Paperback 352 pages
ISBN: 9781853674389
Published: 15 April 2001
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The origin of the Special Air Service in the Western Desert in 1941 was a haphazard and informal affair. The two officers who created it – David Stirling and Jock Lewis – were convinced that a few men working behind the enemy's lines could, with sufficient bluff and daring, wreak havoc with supplies and equipment. The principles on which they based their plans were that safety lay in surprise and that surprise meant using small numbers. Speed and elusiveness were the chief items in such a form of warfare.
This book is an attempt to portray the growth of the Special Air Service; a unit made up of men whose methods were as unorthodox as their results were successful; a unit that was born of the desert. It is a personal description of these men: of their emotions, of the way they bore their hardships and sufferings, and of their never-ending humour.
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