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Special Force: The Untold Story of 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS)
Dr Alastair Mackenzie
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Description for Special Force: The Untold Story of 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS)
Hardback. The book 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. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 698.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848850712
SKU
V9781848850712
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About Dr Alastair Mackenzie
Alastair MacKenzie comes from a military family of long standing and he served as an officer with the New Zealand infantry in South Vietnam and in the special forces of South Africa, Oman and the UK, where for four years he was troop commander in the 22nd Special Air Services Regiment. After his retirement as a full-time Army officer he ... Read more
Reviews for Special Force: The Untold Story of 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS)
'A thought-provoking, hard-hitting insider critique that raises important questions about SAS operations.' - Tim Jones, author of SAS, the First Secret Wars (I.B.Tauris)