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Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of the North African campaign.
David Stirling: The Phantom Major. Colonel David Stirling was a pioneer of British Special Forces. In 1941, he founded the Special Air Service (SAS) in Egypt to undertake small-scale raids behind enemy lines. 10 min read.
Jun 13, 2011 · Virginia Cowles’s The Phantom Major is a classic account of these raids, an amazing tale of courage, impudence and daring, packed with action and high adventure. Her narrative, based on the eyewitness testimony of the men who took part, gives a fascinating insight into the early years of the SAS.
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David and Bill Stirling created the idea for a parachute unit to operate in the desert, attacking enemy airfields and coastal installations. The thinking was Bill’s and David would put the idea into practice.
Jun 19, 2017 · If there hadn’t been a global war for survival taking place, Major David Stirling is the type of British Officer who would have been thrown out of the army, if not court martialed.
Jun 13, 2011 · The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment. Virginia Cowles. Pen and Sword, Jun 13, 2011 - History - 320 pages. An action-packed biography of “one of the legitimate...
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Dec 28, 2020 · The phantom major : the story of David Stirling and his desert command. by. Cowles, Virginia. Publication date. 1966. Topics. Stirling, David, 1915-1990, Stirling, David, 1915-1990, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Libya, Military campaigns, Libya. Publisher.
