The Sting of the Scorpion

by Mike Morgan

The Long Range Desert Group was Britain's original Special Force in the Western Desert long before the SAS burst onto the scene. Sting of the Scorpion is the exclusive, authorised, inside story of the tough LRDG raiders of the Second World War, drawn from the unpublished records of the famous force. The unit won unrivalled mastery of the North African desert in their wide-ranging and heavily armed trucks, earning grudging praise even from Rommel, the Desert Fox himself, for their skilful reconnaissance, punishing raids and powers of evasion.

Genres: Military Fiction

437 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2003

Reviews

[L. Val · Rating 3 out of 5]

This agglomeration of tales and vignettes from individual members of the storied Long Range Desert Group -- the Desert Rats -- recounts the origin and history of one of the more colorful and unconventional cadres from WWII. Illuminating and entertaining.