The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment

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David Stirling, founder of the SAS on patrol during WWII - he was dubbed the “Phantom Major” by German Field Marshal Rommel, and was rumoured to have personally strangled 41 men Well, he doesn’t come cheap, but what are you getting for all those points? First off, a Veteran Major is nothing to sniff at in the leadership department, and given how small SAS armies tend to be, there’s a good chance he can activate most of yours in one go with his You Men Snap To!He’s also a powerful force in his own right, with three mates (one of whom is also a Medic), providing a capable little fireteam. As his Mad, Quite Madspecial rule makes him very very difficult to Pin out of usefulness, he can be used very aggressively without too much fear of being bogged down. The Phantom Majoris a fun little rule that can remove models from enemy infantry units beforethe game begins – while one Inexperienced chap isn’t likely to change the outcome of a game, having an expensive Veteran with plenty of kit not take part can be very inconvenient indeed for your opponent, particularly if you can roll well and get a few of them off on guard duty! SAS: Rogue Heroes Mortimer, Gavin (16 December 2022). "Rogues Heroes: What Prince Harry has in common with the SAS's founder". The Spectator. But while Stirling spent the rest of the war in Colditz, Mike managed to escape with another SAS soldier and an Arabic-speaking Frenchman.

There were many incredible individuals under Major Stirlings' command who stood out by their brave and resourceful acts. Not ony British,but allied troops as well. He was an action man, he liked firing weapons. Paddy was a great one for a party and he was inclined to have one pulled out of bed in the middle of the night just to join a party. I found that sort of thing rather maddening, but he was so nice you couldn’t really mind. It was not until he was nearing the steps that the sentry’s eye caught the tall, dark haired figure so like the officer on crutches. Where had the officer on crutches gone? The sentry looked down the street. No officer, but leaning against the post were the crutches. It was quite clear. “Sir,” shouted the sentry. He ran after the tall figure which seemed to be accelerating. “Stop that man!” The people on the path looked around in surprise but by this time the culprit was disappearing through the front door. I’d like to see a different author do this book. This was published in 1958. I would hope there is more material that could be researched and added. And maybe add more about David’s personality and character outside of the SAS. I know that he incurred large gambling debts later in life. That fits. He had to be a gambler to do the things he did. I believe he was a poor student in school. I wonder if he had something like ADD. I’d be happy with a longer book and to read more about some of the other characters. In mid-1970s, Stirling became increasingly worried that an "undemocratic event" would occur and decided to organise a private army to overthrow the government. He created an organisation called Great Britain 75 and recruited members from the aristocratic clubs in Mayfair; these were mainly ex-military men, and often former SAS members. The plan was that in the event of civil unrest resulting in the breakdown of normal Government operations, they would take over its running. He described this in detail in an interview from 1974, part of which is featured in Adam Curtis's documentary The Mayfair Set, episode 1: "Who Pays Wins". [21]It was like being on the sea in a way. You could go in any direction. There was a great sort of freedom attached to being in the desert. There was so much variety – beautiful smooth surfaces, sand, and impassable great sand dunes hundreds of feet high –slowly moving across the desert with the prevailing wind, the sand dunes moving very, very slowly, perhaps a foot every year, but altering their arrangements quite considerably. The job of the S.A.S. was not to engage the enemy, but to outwit them. David knew exactly what advantage he could derive from both the element of surprise and the protection of the dark. He had all the cunning of the country-bred sportsman, and he also knew the moment to withdraw. His insistence was on achievement, not heroics; and as a result the S.A.S. won a reputation for both. Oh yes. They said what a good chap he was, and how sad. People on the whole didn’t think about being killed. We all thought someone else would be killed, but not us. I don’t know why it was. I suspect it was self-protection really. Phantom Major. Radio control sport model, styled after the the classic KK Phantom Mite (oz1404) CL design.

The topic itself is outside my field of expertise, and I occasionally felt my interest waning, but it's also historically intriguing, humorous, heartwarming, and suspenseful. Headquarters then decided that Layforce must be disbanded. The Navy could not spare the vessels to provide a ferry service; besides it looked as though Rommel was well guarded against small-scale invasion from the sea. Some of the men would be used as replacements for the badly mauled divisions; others would be sent home to join their parent units. Police probe after plaques stolen from SAS memorial". BBC News. 5 June 2014 . Retrieved 9 May 2018.There are four significant endings in Phantom Liberty, and all four outcomes rely heavily on your dialogue choices during two vital Main Jobs: Firestarter and Killing Moon. Gavin Mortimer. Stirling's Men: The inside history of the SAS in World War Two (Cassell, 2004) ISBN 0304367060 ISBN 978-0304367061