2SAS: Bill Stirling and the forgotten special forces unit of World War II

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This book is vivid with the characters of the men, their eclectic personalities, their strengths, weaknesses and many disagreements. The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. That's why the price is so AMAZING. Levine has uncovered a remarkable portrait of this enigmatic unit with photographs and stories long thought lost to history Format: Hardback Length: 384 pages Publication date: 30 January 2021 Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd These recruits were the toughest and brightest of their cohort, the most resilient, most dynamic and most self-sufficient. But was he really a military genius or in fact a shameless self-publicist who manipulated people, and the truth, for this own ends? By looking beyond the myth, this book brings back to life a group of men who showed immense bravery and endured unimaginable risks behind enemy lines. His formation of the Special Air Service in the summer of 1941 led to a new form of warfare and Stirling is remembered as the father of special forces soldiering.