The Sas At War: The Special Air Service Regiment, 1941 - 1945

by Anthony Kemp

This book traces the history of Stirling's creation from its birth to its untimely death and then rebirth as a territorial army unit in 1947. Using documentation as well as 100 operational files which give minute details of the regiment's sucesses - and blunders - during the years, this book also includes interviews with key members of the SAS from the period.

Genres: Military History, Military Fiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 1991

Reviews

[Pete]

This is an interesting overview of the early days of the SAS and their role in WW 2. It probably wasn't necessary for the author to recall every mission as that naturally led to a degree of redundancy. The book is well organized though to limit confusion as much as possible. The original L detachment had some very charismatic personalities and after reading this book one will undoubtedly want to learn more about Sterling, Mayne and some of the others who were prominent in providing the foundation of this legendary unit.

[Rod]

A factually interesting, if rather dry, account of the early activities of the SAS.