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The Originals: In Their Own Words
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£4.99 (Incl. VAT)
Gordon Stevens
Paperback, 352 pages
9780091901820
'We've been approached something like 25 times since the war. I kicked
each out the window because they weren't going to make it with the
integrity we require the story of the SAS to be told.' - Colonel Sir
David Stirling, OBE, DSO, Founder of the SAS.
Based on over 120 hours
of recently uncovered video and audio tape, 'The Originals' tells the
story of the birth of the SAS in the words of its founding members for
the first time. Even David Stirling, founder of the regiment,
contributed to the project - most historians believe he died without
giving a single interview.
It is also a very human story of a gang of
misfits coming together to create a unit like no other: a maverick son
of a Scottish laird; a boy who lied about his age to enlist; a
policeman; a cheeky cockney; a Lincolnshire boxer; an Irish rugby
international imprisoned for beating up his commanding officer; and an
Oxford rowing president and a quietly spoken man of God.
'The
Originals' covers the regiment's formation in 1941 to its supposed
disbanding in 1945. With only two founding members alive today, it is
not only an important document but a thrilling and moving read that
will leave you reeling. |
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