The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command

320 pp. The impudent and daring exploits of the courageous night raiders who harassed Rommel's forces. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, mountaineer, and the founder of the Special Air Service. He saw active service during the Second World War.