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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.
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.
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.,
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 448 |
| 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 |
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.,
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 448 |
| 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 |
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