Tag Archives: David Stirling

BBC WWII Commando Series

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC has scheduled the broadcast of a 6-part docudrama series on the WWII Commandos. This will focus on the SAS, which was the brainchild of Commando David Stirling with whom Waugh was serving in 8 Commando in 1941. Here … Continue reading →

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Waugh, the Stirling Brothers and the SAS

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Mail has posted an article from the Mail on Sunday  by Gavin Mortimer about his new book The Phoney Major: The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS. This is about David Stirling, a WWII … Continue reading →

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Waugh Makes Appearance in SAS Book

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Evelyn Waugh makes an appearance in a new book Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre that is excerpted in The Daily Beast. This is a history of the Special Air Service brigade (SAS) and its founder David Stirling. Waugh knew Stirling … Continue reading →

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