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. : Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War: 9781101904183: Macintyre, Ben: Books Skip to main content.

And so begins the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. 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.ĭespite 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. In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and. From the secret SAS archives and bestselling author Ben Macintyre: the first ever authorized history of the SAS, read by the author.

1 2 The storyline is a broadly accurate representation of real events, as described by Ben Macintyre in his book of the same name. The book behind the hit BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes, starring Connor Swindells, Jack OConnell, Alfie Allen and Dominic West. THE BOOK BEHIND THE BBC SERIES ‘SAS: ROGUE HEROES’įrom the secret SAS archives, and acclaimed author Ben Macintyre: the first ever authorized history of the SAS SAS: Rogue Heroes is a British television historical drama series created by Steven Knight, which depicts the origins of the British Army Special Air Service (SAS) during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.

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