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. 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. SAS: Rogue Heroes - the Authorized Wartime History by Ben MacIntyre. From the secret SAS archives and bestselling author Ben Macintyre: The first ever authorized history of the SAS.
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