TV & Movies
SAS Rogue Heroesmerely covers the beginning of The Phantom Majors story.
Portrayed byConnor SwindellsofSex Educationfame, the character is one audiences were quickly drawn to.
But who exactly was Sir David Stirling in real life?
He attended a year at Trinity College, Cambridge, before heading off to Paris to become an artist.
And this idea became the basis for the SAS.
Ritchie proved to be the turning point in Stirlings career.
Stirlings prowess at hit-and-run airfield raids caused German field marshal Erwin Rommel to dub him The Phantom Major.
After Stirlings capture, Paddy Mayne (portrayed by Jack OConnell) took over command of the SAS.
After the war, Stirling kept himself busy.
Stirling alsofounded the Capricorn Africa Society in his later years, to promote an Africa free from racial discrimination.
SAS Rogue Heroesis now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
source: www.bustle.com
