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Mars and Minerva, Regimental Journal of the SAS, Dec 2004
A fascinating insight into the Regiment’s birth and early years…the author’s careful weave of personal reminiscences provides an enthralling read.
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The first ever officially sanctioned history of the SAS in World War II
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THE SUMMER SEASON was drawing to a close in Felixstowe. Read the first page
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Like the previous reviewer my Grandfather was in the SAS in World War II and he is mentioned in the book.
It is a very moving book and doesn't hold back. The stories of the SAS men being executed by the SS are particularly poignant. The quote "We were good men" will always stick in my mind, when you get to that part of the book you will understand what I mean.
I have been in touch with the author and he has been very helpful in giving me further information. It is a fantastic book and explains a lot, and makes me even more proud of my grandfather.
This is an excellent book and I would highly recommend it. 5 Stars is not enough.
It is a very moving book and doesn't hold back. The stories of the SAS men being executed by the SS are particularly poignant. The quote "We were good men" will always stick in my mind, when you get to that part of the book you will understand what I mean.
I have been in touch with the author and he has been very helpful in giving me further information. It is a fantastic book and explains a lot, and makes me even more proud of my grandfather.
This is an excellent book and I would highly recommend it. 5 Stars is not enough.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the first book I read of the SAS that honors France's contribution to them in the Second War World. I thank the author for interviewing some of France's SAS veterans because not many people here know how brave they were at a time when not many in France were brave. It is a brutal story but it is beautiful to.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book really gets to grip with the formation, utilisation and culture of the early stages of the SAS. The individual exploits of the men, their frustrations and successes, and the achievements of the regiment in its various guises are described with care and without over-glamourisation.
My grandfather was one of the many SAS soldiers referred to in the book, and the author has captured the spirit of the men and the times exactly as he described them to me.
Buy this this book, and marvel at the ingenuity, skill and courage of this disparate group of fine soldiers.
My grandfather was one of the many SAS soldiers referred to in the book, and the author has captured the spirit of the men and the times exactly as he described them to me.
Buy this this book, and marvel at the ingenuity, skill and courage of this disparate group of fine soldiers.
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So sad and so proud
I am related to one of the heroes whose photoes are included in this book. He was killed in action in Termoli before I was born, but I lived with the stories and the memories of... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Cossackgirl
Stirling account of the 'Originals'
An excellent account of how the SAS were formed and a compelling insight into the men who made it up. My uncle was one of these men and is mentioned several times. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Pa Burke
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Excellent service and good quality book Thank you.Stirling's Men: The Inside History of the Original SAS (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
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Ray Isherwood
I was given this book for Christmas and at first I put it to one side having read so much about the SAS already. I picked it up a couple of months later and couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 15 April 2005 by "rayisherwood21"
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