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David Stirling’s The Phantom Major, as told to Virginia Cowles, is a concise, electrifying memoir that traces the founding of the SAS with vivid desert episodes, daring improvisation, and sharp leadership insights; Cowles’ brisk, journalistic prose preserves Stirling’s voice while shaping his recollections.