SAS in Action
Author : Christopher Chant
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 17,69 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780752525846
Through the Wire
Author : David Savage
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : 9781864488685
Book Description
The first graphic account of the major and very bloody battle at an outpost called Duc Lap involving members of the Australian Training Team in Vietnam and their American equivalents.
Eye of the Storm
Author : Peter Ratcliffe
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 49,61 MB
Release : 2012-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1843179024
Book Description
Fastpaced, earthy, dramatic, funny, occasionally disturbing, Eye of the Storm is laced with firsthand descriptions of ferocious and bloody fighting and peopled with a cast of extraordinary individuals.
SAS with the Maquis
Author : Ian Wellsted
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1848328990
Book Description
On the night of 5/6 June 1944, D-Day, a Lockheed Hudson dropped a small group of parachutists into the mountainous Morvan area of central France. Their mission was to operate as an advance reconnaissance party 400 miles behind the German lines and to make contact with the French Resistance.One of the team, later to become its commander, was Ian Wellsted, known by his nom-de-guerrre of Gremlin. During the next three months No.1 Troop of the 1st Special Air Service Regiment relayed vital information about enemy troop locations and movements, sabotaged bridges and supply lines, skirmished with German columns and harried the occupying forces as they retreated eastwards in the face of the Allied invasion.Camped deep in the woods of the Montsaughe region, the small force worked alongside the local groups of Maquis, forging strong links of mutual respect and friendship.Ian Wellsteds exciting first-hand account of his operations behind enemy lines is a tale of gallantry and daring, of comradeship and cooperation, full of humour and perceptive insight revealing one of the most significant chapters in the history of the SAS.
Special Force
Author : Alastair MacKenzie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 2011-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0857721011
Book Description
The exploits of the British Army's elite 22nd Special Air Service Regiment - the regiment of the SAS that forms part of the Regular army - are shrouded in mystery and myths abound about its members. But what is the truth behind the public facade of clinical professionalism? How has such a small regiment attracted so many weighty legends? And what is the purpose of the SAS in the 21st century? "Special Force" provides an original and unusually critical overview of the activities of the SAS from the Malayan Emergency of 1950 to the present day. In the context of a detailed and often controversial analysis of the post-war activities of the Regiment, MacKenzie establishes that the Regiment's almost legendary professional competence is often not backed up by reality. Far from being part of a structured deployment of strategic military assets, MacKenzie argues that the use of the SAS in recent years has been primarily driven by the 'entrepreneurial' actions of a few SAS commanding officers. "Special Force" not only offers a revelatory history of the SAS in the modern period, it is also a disturbing expose of the truth behind the myth. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the British military - past, present and future.
Immediate Action
Author : Andy McNab
Publisher : Dell
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0307831876
Book Description
He is one of the most highly decorated soldiers alive. He is also the first to break the code of silence about the most elite fighting force in the world. What Andy McNab has to say is so explosive that the British government tried to stop him. A street fighter, a hard case, and a flawless soldier, Andy McNab became one of the elite fighting men in "the Regiment"--Britain's covert SAS. His actions behind the lines in the Gulf War made him a hero. But the full story of his life and his amazing career in Special Forces has remained a secret...until now. In harrowing detail, McNab takes us inside the Regiment, chronicling nine years of covert operations on five continents. Plunging us into a world of surveillance, counterintelligence, and hostage rescue, he takes us behind the scenes on some of their top secret missions. For the first time, he reveals the shocking details of their training--physically severe, mentally grueling, and sometimes deadly. And he dares to expose some of their highly confidential codes and rules--including the one that sanctions murder. This is the story of the fighting men of the SAS. Here is how they live. And here is how they die...
One Up
Author : Sarah Ford
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Counterinsurgency
ISBN : 9780002558198
Book Description
A first-person account of one woman's experiences in the SAS. The 14 Intelligence Company was the cover name adopted by a secretive unit set up by the SAS during the early 1970s to conduct surveillance operations in Northern Ireland. Using techniques developed by the SAS and military intelligence over the years, they succeeded in taking the war to the IRA with devastating effect over the next 20 years. This unit recruits and trains women on a basis of equality with men. Sarah Ford describes the rigorous physical and psychological training she underwent, the missions she went on and what it was like being a young woman in the most macho world of all.
The Complete History of the SAS
Author : Nigel McCrery
Publisher : Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1802790667
Book Description
Specializing in covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue, the SAS is one of the world's most famous, feared and respected elite fighting forces. This book tells the full, fascinating story of the regiment, from formation in the sand dunes of Africa during World War II to present action in the Middle East, and incorporates jungle, desert and urban warfare, counter-terrorism and an insider's view at the selection and training methods employed by this usually secretive unit. As well as an insightful foreword by Andy McNab - one of the most famous members of the SAS - this revised, updated edition includes completely new chapters, features and information, including Key Missions of WWII, The Battle of Mirbat, Iranian Embassy Siege, Kenyan Hotel Rescue and Victoria Cross Awards.
In Action with the SAS
Author : David Horner
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 25,81 MB
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1459603656
Book Description
"Thrilling examination of some of the actions the SAS has been involved in up to and including its service in East Timor."--Publisher's website.
Secret Operations of the SAS
Author : Mike Ryan
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 38,13 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760314142
Book Description
Who Dares Wins is the motto of one of modern historys first elite corps, the British Special Air Service, (the SAS). Trained in espionage and sabotage, anti-terrorism and guerrilla warfare, the SAS has been confounding their enemies for over fifty years. From the desert sands fighting Rommel's famed Afrika Korps to the daring nighttime raid on Argentinean aircraft in the Falklands the SAS has the reputation of being the most feared and successful of all nations' special forces. First hand accounts from assault team members, full color maps, diagrams detailing each member's movement, and rare real action photography, complete the author's narrative, make this an excellent guide to the combat history of the SAS.Warehouse Date: NOW IN STOCK!!
