David Sterling in Podcasts
personA British officer and founder of the SAS, involved in the early formation and strategic planning of special operations during WWII.
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Dan Snow's History Hit
WWII's Greatest SAS Mission? The Great Train Raid
By now, we're talking summer 1943, David Sterling, founder of the SAS, has been captured.
Dan Snow's History Hit
WWII's Greatest SAS Mission? The Great Train Raid
And cascading down from that in the North African desert in the summer of 1941, David Sterling, tall guards officer, commando trained, puts forward this idea for a raiding force in the North African desert.