Rogue Heroes: The History Of The SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged The Nazis And Changed The Nature Of War

"Ben Macintyre is known for superbly entertaining histories that read like good novels, and Rogue Heroes keeps his streak going. It’s the story of Britain’s Special Air Service, the commando unit that became the prototype for special forces around the world. But what you’ll remember are the characters: There’s founder David Stirling (“so lazy his comrades had nicknamed him ‘the Giant Sloth’ ") and, my personal favorite, an Egyptian butler endowed with an uncanny talent for “simultaneously mixing pink gins, obtaining ammunition and vehicle spare parts, and answering the telephone.”"