Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air …

Admiral Sir James Stirling (28 January 1791 – 22 April 1865) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to …

2024年7月19日 · During the war, Stirling led a group of highly skilled soldiers known as the SAS on daring missions behind enemy lines. However, his luck ran out when he was captured by …

Colonel David Stirling was a pioneer of British Special Forces. In 1941, he founded the Special Air Service (SAS) in Egypt to undertake small-scale raids behind enemy lines.

Captain David Stirling, the founder of the SAS (Special Air Service), was a remarkable figure whose daring and innovative ideas changed modern warfare. His life, highlighted in the TV …

David Stirling, British army officer who founded and led the elite British Special Air Service (SAS) regiment during World War II. Formed with just 6 officers and 60 enlisted men, the SAS used …

2022年11月27日 · David Stirling, the Scot known as the founder of the SAS, was not what you would expect of a military hero. When he arrived in Cairo in 1941, the 25-year-old lacked the …

2022年9月7日 · In his excellent new book, David Stirling: the phoney major: the life, times and truth about the founder of the SAS, Gavin Mortimer uses extensive research and impressive …

2024年5月26日 · In a World War II history brimming with towering commanders like Eisenhower, Patton, and Montgomery, it‘s easy to overlook David Stirling. Yet this hard-charging Scottish …

1990年11月4日 · In 1943, Stirling was captured by the Germans, then escaped, but was captured by the Italians and became a prisoner-of-war. Hitler had ordered that all members of the SAS …