SAS: Rogue Heroes - Now a major TV drama

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It’s completely fictitious,” says Mortimer. “As I said in my book, his brother Bill was the brains behind the SAS. Why on earth would Stirling break into HQ when he could just say to his brother, with whom he shared a flat, ‘Hey Bill, do you mind giving this to the general?’” At the beginning of each episode, the viewer is informed that the series is "[b]ased on a true story", and that "the events depicted which seem most unbelievable… are mostly true". [16]

SAS: Rogue Heroes – the Authorized Wartime History

In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines.

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a b "First full-length trailer and new pictures released for SAS Rogue Heroes, coming soon to BBC One and iPlayer". BBC Media Centre. 30 September 2022. Randolph Churchill did indeed join Stirling on a mission into the Libyan city of Benghazi, but what transpired there is embellished in the series (in which he is played by Ian Davies).

SAS: Rogue Heroes - Ben Macintyre SAS: Rogue Heroes - Ben Macintyre

Macintyre provides a riveting history of a revolutionary fighting force. Using unprecedented access to British Special Air Service regimental archives, Macintyre has gleaned fascinating material. A ripping good read ( Washington Post 10 Best Books of 2016) Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II' - Antony Beevor However, biographer Hamish Ross points out that with no evidence at all, it is unfair to make such a claim about Mayne's life. He argued Mayne was a deeply private and misunderstood person, devastated by the loss of his best friend. Because he dealt with his grief differently, Ross asks that speculation regarding his sexuality be left out of the discussion. How did Paddy Mayne die?The men were in awe of Paddy Mayne,” says Mortimer. “Not all of them liked him as a man. He could be difficult and bloody-minded – as some commanding officers are – but there was no one else they wanted to be next to in combat more than Paddy Mayne.” Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II (Antony Beevor) Certainly, Stirling was captured in January 1943 and sat out the rest of the war in POW camps, from which he tried (and failed) to repeatedly escape.