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April 2, 2018
Just finished: Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That
Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War by Ben MacIntyre
Hilarious telling of the origin and WWII exploits of the SAS
Publisher's description:
Britains Special Air Serviceor SASwas the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat whose aimlessness in early life belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a battlefield map of World War IIs African theater and saw a protracted struggle with Rommels desert forces, Stirling saw an opportunity: given a small number of elite, well-trained men, he could parachute behind enemy lines and sabotage their airplanes and war material. Paired with his constitutional opposite, the disciplined martinet Jock Lewes, Stirling assembled a revolutionary fighting force that would upend not just the balance of the war, but the nature of combat itself. He faced no little resistance from those who found his tactics ungentlemanly or beyond the pale, but in the SASs remarkable exploits facing the Nazis in the Africa and then on the Continent can be found the seeds of nearly all special forces units that would follow.
April 2, 2018
Here's what happened:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/03/16/i-posted-a-huge-note-for-the-thief-who-stole-my-bike-then-my-doorbell-rang/?utm_term=.31432a60c7a3
A tale of our times? I posted a huge note for the thief who stole my bike. Then my doorbell rang.
My bike was stolen a week ago Saturday. It was half my fault, half my husbands fault, and 100 percent the fault of the person who stole it. Left with a lock, a front wheel and a heavy heart, I did the only thing I could think of: I decided to leave the thief a little note.
Okay, it was a big note. Armed with yellow paint, I crafted an 8-by-3-foot cardboard sign and hung it across the entire front of my landlords Brooklyn brownstone (with his permission). It said:
To the person who stole my bicycle
I hope you need it more than I do.
It was $200 used, and I need it to get to work. I cant afford another one.
Next time, steal a hipsters Peugeot.
Or not steal! PS: Bring it back.
Okay, it was a big note. Armed with yellow paint, I crafted an 8-by-3-foot cardboard sign and hung it across the entire front of my landlords Brooklyn brownstone (with his permission). It said:
To the person who stole my bicycle
I hope you need it more than I do.
It was $200 used, and I need it to get to work. I cant afford another one.
Next time, steal a hipsters Peugeot.
Or not steal! PS: Bring it back.
Here's what happened:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/03/16/i-posted-a-huge-note-for-the-thief-who-stole-my-bike-then-my-doorbell-rang/?utm_term=.31432a60c7a3
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