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The Phantom Major

Written by: Virginia Cowles
Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
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 In the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 1942, when Rommel's tanks were sweeping towards Suez, a handful of daring raiders were making history for the Allies. They operated deep behind the German lines, often driving hundreds of miles through the deserts of North Africa. They hid by day and struck by night, destroying aircraft, blowing up ammunition dumps, derailing trains, and killing many times their own number.

These were the SAS, Stirling's desert raiders, the brainchild of a deceptively mild-mannered man with a brilliant idea. Small teams of resourceful, highly trained men would penetrate beyond the front lines of the opposing armies and wreak havoc where the Germans least expected it.

The Phantom Major is the classic account of these desert raids, an amazing tale of courage, impudence, and daring, packed with action and high adventure. An intimate record based on eyewitness accounts, this book still stands as the definitive history of the early years of the SAS.

(P)2001 Blackstone Audiobooks Military

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"This military story is ideally suited to audio: maps aren't necessary to follow its excitement, and the reader adds a pleasing dimension with his skill at accents, reminding us of whom the story is about." (AudioFile)
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What an adventure, what daring, what bravado.. what a story!

This Virginia Cowles book captures in a rather encapsulated form the story of the formation of the British SAS from the imagination and creativity of one man's vision. It really makes you feel the motto of the SAS ★ Who Dares, Wins!

Robert Whitfield's reading was simply superb, it added an additional zing to the story and kept you hooked as much as the story did.

Who dares, wins!

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