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Stirling's Desert Triumph: The SAS Egyptian Airfield Raids 1942

Stirling's Desert Triumph: The SAS Egyptian Airfield Raids 1942

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Description: The night of July 26, 1942 saw one of the most audacious raids of World War II, just as the outcome of that conflict hung in the balance. In North Africa, a convoy of 18 Allied jeeps carrying Special Air Service personnel appeared out of the early-morning darkness and drove onto the Axis landing strip at Sidi Haneish in the Egyptian desert. Within the space of a few savage minutes 18 Axis aircraft were ablaze; a dozen more were damaged and scores of guards lay dead or wounded. The men responsible for the raid then vanished into the night as swiftly as they had arrived, prompting the Germans to dub the enemy leader, David Stirling, 'The Phantom Major'. Featuring full-color artwork, gripping narrative and incisive analysis, this engaging study recounts the origins, planning, execution and aftermath of the daring raid that made the name of the SAS at the height of World War II.
MSRP: 18.95
Book Series: Raid
Volume: 49
Subject: Military History
Author: Gavin Mortimer
About the Author: Gavin Mortimer is the author of Stirling's Men, a ground-breaking history of the early operations of Britain's Special Air Service, The Longest Night: Voices from the London Blitz and The Blitz: An Illustrated History. An award-winning writer whose books have been published on both sides of the Atlantic, Gavin has previously written for the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Telegraph, the Observer and Esquire magazine. He continues to contribute to a wide range of newspapers and magazines from BBC History to the American Military History Quarterly. In addition he has lectured on the SAS in World War II at the UK's National Army Museum. The author lives in Paris, France.
ISBN-13: 9781472807632
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: 4/21/15
Number of Pages: 80
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Peter Dennis; Alan Gilliland; Johnny Shumate
UPC: 9781472807632
Set: Osprey Books
Rarity: sealed
The night of July 26, 1942 saw one of the most audacious raids of World War II, just as the outcome of that conflict hung in the balance. In North Africa, a convoy of 18 Allied jeeps carrying Special Air Service personnel appeared out of the early-morning darkness and drove onto the Axis landing strip at Sidi Haneish in the Egyptian desert. Within the space of a few savage minutes 18 Axis aircraft were ablaze; a dozen more were damaged and scores of guards lay dead or wounded. The men responsible for the raid then vanished into the night as swiftly as they had arrived, prompting the Germans to dub the enemy leader, David Stirling, 'The Phantom Major'. Featuring full-color artwork, gripping narrative and incisive analysis, this engaging study recounts the origins, planning, execution and aftermath of the daring raid that made the name of the SAS at the height of World War II.
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