David Stirling: The Authorised Biography of the Creator of the SAS
- ISBN-10
- 0751502456
- ISBN-13
- 9780751502459
- Category
- Soldiers
- Pages
- 507
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Author
- Alan Hoe
Description
As a young lieutenant in 1941, David Stirling won a battle against military bureaucracy - he was able, against all odds, to introduce a new concept in fighting. Although it was disbanded after the war, the effectiveness of the Special Air Service resulted in its being re-formed six years later to meet the specialized demands of counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism in a host of limited-intensity conflicts.
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