SAS and Fighting French
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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.
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An outstanding, moving, well researched book
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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.
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Ray Isherwood
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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. It's a cracking read - warts and all stuff - and for me what makes it a standout book is the fact the author spoke to so many SAS veterans, a lot of whom hadn't been interviewed before. Most of them were NCOs and privates, whereas a lot of other books about the regiment in WW2 are from the officers' point of view, and while the lower ranks might not be as articulate as the top brass I think they speak with more honesty.
Some of the tales the vets told were amazing if at times a little grim - particularly the descriptions of what the Nazis did to captured SAS men and vice versa - but there's also a lot of humour in the book and some of it is very moving too. I recommend it, even though I can't understand why a book called Stirling's Men didn't have a photo of David Stirling (man who founded the SAS) among it's photos!
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The Early SAS - A Fine Depiction
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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.
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