![]() ![]() Macintyre demonstrates superb skill as a journalist and a writer in this riveting book that takes readers into a long-past and still-frightening world of what real war was like." - The Washington Times " well-written and comprehensive history. The exploits have an authentic feel.and it is no easy thing to capture the spell of dire circumstance and distill it in such a way to be experiential to those who've never spent a moment wondering where in the darkness that sniper is." - Christian Science Monitor " entertaining World War II history will keep you tossing and alert late into the night." - Florida Times-Union " Rogue Heroes provides an inside look at an important struggle." - Galveston Daily News "Mr. "One of the remarkable aspects of Macintyre's authorized-if-not-official history is that he keeps a cool hand on the theatrics.while maintaining an edge-of-the-seat narrative. " Rogue Heroes is the best and most complete version of the tale.a highly enjoyable and entertaining narrative." - New York Times Book Review is the surprising small asides tucked into these pages, tiny truths that give the book depth along with derring-do." -The Boston Globe " Rogue Heroes is a thrilling saga, breathtakingly told, full of daring and heroes. As Captain What What might have put it, this is a ripping good read." - The Washington Post The fact is Macintyre has produced yet another wonderful book. This is the spot in the book review where I'm supposed to find some point to quibble with, some omission, some historical inaccuracy, some flaw. Macintyre has produced yet another wonderful book. An absorbing story of derring-do, told with skill and flair." -Wall Street Journal Macintyre is masterly in using details to illustrate his heroes' bravery, élan and dogged perseverance.a gripping account of the early days of S.A.S." -Michiko Kakutani, New York Times " Rogue Heroes is a terrific story of human enterprise, endurance and achievement and vividly brings to life an extraordinary cast of characters. Macintyre draws sharp, Dickensian portraits of these men, and he displays his usual gifts here for creating a cinematic narrative that races along. during World War II, reads like a mashup of 'The Dirty Dozen' and 'The Great Escape, ' with a sprinkling of "Ocean's 11" thrown in for good measure. "Ben Macintyre's suspenseful new book, Rogue Heroes, about the founding of Britain's S.A.S. Named a "Top 10 Title for 2016" by the Washington Post and NPR one the finest books of its kind' Evening Standard It would be nigh on impossible to praise it too highly' Daily Express 'Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II' Antony Beevor 'Told with deceptive brilliance. With unprecedented access to the SAS secret files, unseen footage and exclusive interviews with its founder members, SAS: Rogue Heroes tells the remarkable story behind an extraordinary fighting force, and the immense cost of making it a reality. ![]() And so begins the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. Despite the intense opposition of many in British High Command, Winston Churchill personally gives Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he can find. ![]() 'A master at setting the pulse racing ' Daily Mail _ In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, has a vision for a new kind of war: attacking the enemy where they least expect it - from behind their own lines. THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT BBC SERIES SAS: ROGUE HEROES, STARRING CONNOR SWINDELLS, JACK O'CONNELL, ALFIE ALLEN AND DOMINIC WEST From the secret SAS archives and bestselling author Ben Macintyre: The first ever authorized history of the SAS. ![]()
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