![]() ![]() This is the spot in the book review where I'm supposed to find some point to quibble with, some omission, some historical inaccuracy, some flaw. Macintyre has produced yet another wonderful book. An absorbing story of derring-do, told with skill and flair." -Wall Street Journal Macintyre is masterly in using details to illustrate his heroes' bravery, élan and dogged perseverance.a gripping account of the early days of S.A.S." -Michiko Kakutani, New York Times " Rogue Heroes is a terrific story of human enterprise, endurance and achievement and vividly brings to life an extraordinary cast of characters. Macintyre draws sharp, Dickensian portraits of these men, and he displays his usual gifts here for creating a cinematic narrative that races along. during World War II, reads like a mashup of 'The Dirty Dozen' and 'The Great Escape, ' with a sprinkling of "Ocean's 11" thrown in for good measure. "Ben Macintyre's suspenseful new book, Rogue Heroes, about the founding of Britain's S.A.S. Named a "Top 10 Title for 2016" by the Washington Post and NPR one the finest books of its kind' Evening Standard It would be nigh on impossible to praise it too highly' Daily Express 'Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II' Antony Beevor 'Told with deceptive brilliance. With unprecedented access to the SAS secret files, unseen footage and exclusive interviews with its founder members, SAS: Rogue Heroes tells the remarkable story behind an extraordinary fighting force, and the immense cost of making it a reality. And so begins the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. Despite the intense opposition of many in British High Command, Winston Churchill personally gives Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he can find. 'A master at setting the pulse racing ' Daily Mail _ In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, has a vision for a new kind of war: attacking the enemy where they least expect it - from behind their own lines. He continued: “We might break away and do Colditz as well - Green meets Stirling.”Ĭaptain Julius Morris Green was a Scottish prisoner of war who worked as a spy for MI9 during his time at Colditz Castle.THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT BBC SERIES SAS: ROGUE HEROES, STARRING CONNOR SWINDELLS, JACK O'CONNELL, ALFIE ALLEN AND DOMINIC WEST From the secret SAS archives and bestselling author Ben Macintyre: The first ever authorized history of the SAS. The storyline may also include elements of another of Macintyre's books, Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle, about the prisoner-of-war camp in which David Stirling was detained. “We're gonna to take it to after the end of the Second World War and then see what happens, because the story just keeps it going… and it just gets more and more incredible.” “We're gonna go another three ,” he said. He told LadBible that he has plans for at least three more seasons, taking viewers up to and beyond the length of its source material - Ben Macintyre’s book SAS Rogue Heroes. SAS Rogue Heroes was billed as a mini-series, but it turns out creator Knight - who penned six seasons of Peaky Blinders - has plans for many more seasons of the drama. "Series two will take the SAS into mainland Europe and will take our heroes to the limits of their endurance.” Steven Knight, SAS Rogue Heroes’ creator, writer, and executive producer, says: “After the roaring success of Rogue Heroes I’m delighted to be embarking on the next chapter of the story. Yes! It was confirmed on Sunday 4 November - following the SAS Rogue Heroes finale on BBC One - that it will be returning for season 2.įollowing weeks of speculation about whether fans would get to see another series, it was announced via a specially inserted ‘TO BE CONTINUED’ end caption, as the screen froze on Paddy Mayne (Jack O’Connell) - now in charge - and the credits rolled. ![]()
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