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"The Special Air Service was formed in 1941 and quickly earned a reputation for stealth, daring, and audacity in the Western Desert Campaign. This elite force utilised the endless expanse of the desert to carry out surprise attacks and hit and run raids behind the Afrika Korps' lines, sowing confusion, fear, and consternation. Malcolm James served as Medical Officer with the SAS throughout 1942 and 1943, and Born of the Desert is his ... account of his life in the North African desert, the bitter fighting against Italian and German targets, and the forging of a remarkable elite unit"--

Produktbeschreibung
"The Special Air Service was formed in 1941 and quickly earned a reputation for stealth, daring, and audacity in the Western Desert Campaign. This elite force utilised the endless expanse of the desert to carry out surprise attacks and hit and run raids behind the Afrika Korps' lines, sowing confusion, fear, and consternation. Malcolm James served as Medical Officer with the SAS throughout 1942 and 1943, and Born of the Desert is his ... account of his life in the North African desert, the bitter fighting against Italian and German targets, and the forging of a remarkable elite unit"--
Autorenporträt
Malcolm James joined L Detachment, SAS Brigade, in 1942 and served with the SAS until 1943. He later served as a medical officer in Cairo and Malta, where, in his spare time, he wrote Born of the Desert, before being transferred to England in 1945