The night of July 26, 1942 saw one of the most audacious raids of World
War II, just as the outcome of that conflict hung in the balance. In
North Africa, a convoy of 18 Allied jeeps carrying Special Air Service
personnel appeared out of the early-morning darkness and drove onto the
Axis landing strip at Sidi Haneish in the Egyptian desert. Within the
space of a few savage minutes 18 Axis aircraft were ablaze; a dozen more
were damaged and scores of guards lay dead or wounded. The men
responsible for the raid then vanished into the night as swiftly as they
had arrived, prompting the Germans to dub the enemy leader, David
Stirling, 'The Phantom Major'.
Featuring full-color artwork, gripping narrative and incisive analysis,
this engaging study recounts the origins, planning, execution and
aftermath of the daring raid that made the name of the SAS at the height
of World War II.