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I remember the sheets of flame which came up and almost blinded us from our guns. Hello and welcome to another episode of the World War II podcast I'm Angus Wallace

David Sterling is synonymous with the wartime SAS but the real brains behind the

operation was in fact Bill Sterling David's eldest brother.

Having originally joined the S.O.E in March 1940, Bill Sterling sailed for Cairo in 1941 and there had the idea for a small

special forces unit to be led by his mercurial brother but despite some success

David allowed the legendary SAS to drift under his leadership.

Following his capture, Bill redirected to SAS under his personal command to the strategy he had originally envisaged, parachuting

behind enemy lines to gather intelligence.

Joining me today is Gavin Mortimer.

Gavin is the author of a number of books focusing on the SAS,

including a biography of David Sterling.

His latest book is Two SAS, Bill Sterling and the Forgotten Special Forces Unit of World War II.

Thanks for joining me Gavin. So we know David Sterling as the founder of the S.

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