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David Stirling
The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS
Taschenbuch von Gavin Mortimer
Sprache: Englisch

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Celebrated as the founder of the legendary Special Air Service (SAS), David Stirling was the 'Phantom Major' of newspaper fame, a supposedly glamorous and fearless guerrilla fighter who, in the Second World War, struck terror into the hearts of the Nazis. Stirling, however, was neither a military innovator nor a daring warrior. He was immature, incompetent and reckless - character flaws that he carried through his troubled life.

In this gripping new biography, Gavin Mortimer reveals why Stirling kept his private life so secret and why, ultimately, he was more 'Phoney Major' than 'Phantom Major'. He reveals how the SAS really came to be formed in the summer of 1941 and how - once one of the group's true founders was killed in a car crash - Stirling set to undermine the reputation of others while exaggerating his own.

Charismatic but manipulative, Stirling shamelessly fashioned an alter ego out of half-truths and lies from which he derived fame and fortune. Unravelling a complex life, Mortimer's absorbing narrative draws on a wealth of previously unseen material, and includes among its supporting cast Winston Churchill, Evelyn Waugh and Colonel Gaddafi.
Celebrated as the founder of the legendary Special Air Service (SAS), David Stirling was the 'Phantom Major' of newspaper fame, a supposedly glamorous and fearless guerrilla fighter who, in the Second World War, struck terror into the hearts of the Nazis. Stirling, however, was neither a military innovator nor a daring warrior. He was immature, incompetent and reckless - character flaws that he carried through his troubled life.

In this gripping new biography, Gavin Mortimer reveals why Stirling kept his private life so secret and why, ultimately, he was more 'Phoney Major' than 'Phantom Major'. He reveals how the SAS really came to be formed in the summer of 1941 and how - once one of the group's true founders was killed in a car crash - Stirling set to undermine the reputation of others while exaggerating his own.

Charismatic but manipulative, Stirling shamelessly fashioned an alter ego out of half-truths and lies from which he derived fame and fortune. Unravelling a complex life, Mortimer's absorbing narrative draws on a wealth of previously unseen material, and includes among its supporting cast Winston Churchill, Evelyn Waugh and Colonel Gaddafi.
Über den Autor
, Gavin Mortimer is a best-selling writer, historian and TV consultant whose versatile narrative non-fiction books have been published in Britain and the United States. Gavin is the leading authority on WW2 special forces having interviewed over 100 veterans. As well as appearing on numerous TV and radio programmes, Gavin has acted as a consultant to a number of documentaries including the BBC three-part series about the wartime SAS. He has appeared at several literary festivals and he has also worked as an adviser for the National Army Museum for their 2018 exhibition about the history of Britain's Special Forces.

Gavin's other interest is sport and one of his books is The Great Swim, the story of the race to be the first woman to swim the English Channel. The book was subsequently dramatized on BBC Radio 4 & the film rights have been optioned.,
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472134578
ISBN-10: 1472134575
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mortimer, Gavin
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Maße: 197 x 122 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Gavin Mortimer
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2023
Gewicht: 0,376 kg
Artikel-ID: 124995166
Über den Autor
, Gavin Mortimer is a best-selling writer, historian and TV consultant whose versatile narrative non-fiction books have been published in Britain and the United States. Gavin is the leading authority on WW2 special forces having interviewed over 100 veterans. As well as appearing on numerous TV and radio programmes, Gavin has acted as a consultant to a number of documentaries including the BBC three-part series about the wartime SAS. He has appeared at several literary festivals and he has also worked as an adviser for the National Army Museum for their 2018 exhibition about the history of Britain's Special Forces.

Gavin's other interest is sport and one of his books is The Great Swim, the story of the race to be the first woman to swim the English Channel. The book was subsequently dramatized on BBC Radio 4 & the film rights have been optioned.,
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472134578
ISBN-10: 1472134575
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mortimer, Gavin
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Maße: 197 x 122 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Gavin Mortimer
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2023
Gewicht: 0,376 kg
Artikel-ID: 124995166
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