Heroes Of The SAS: True Stories Of The British Army's Elite Special Forces Regiment

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Well, I’ve never had to escape and evade but other hardships are things like when you are on a mission like one I had of retaking a plateau where I was in the full heat of Arabian nights. It was hot at night and during the day it gets up to 40 degrees. There isn’t enough water and then on top of that you are lugging all this really, really heavy equipment about – normally uphill. Overall, The SAS ‘Deniables’ offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the covert world of intelligence and special operations, and is a must-read for anyone interested in military history or international relations.

The book is a fascinating and compelling insight into the men of the LRDG and much is revealed in the tale's telling of both their tactics and their character. It's evident that the author has really done his homework. A current neighbour, Chris (another kid destined for Borstal), was rescued by an Army recruitment officer in south London. I was totally immersed from the get-go with Major Pete and his SAS team starting with their covert operations in Cambodia till the final chapter on the Islamic terrorists on Aussie soil . Despite my many misgivings on war I am not above being entertained by war-inspired movies and video games. One of these video games was Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, a tactical game where with a small team of specialised soldiers the player had to infiltrate enemy bases and destroy key equipment and buildings. There's something intensely satisfying about the idea of a small unit slipping through nets of patrolling enemies and reaching the target undetected. While I knew this was somehow based on real life war practices I assumed it was heavily spiced up for entertainment value. Now I know better. There is little or nothing in the way of counselling or help in making the adjustment to civilian life and most wouldn't accept it anyway.He was contemptuous of mid-level military bureaucracy, referring to it as "layer upon layer of fossilized shit." A lot of research , time and due diligence was obviously done by Tony to get all the technical terms and usage in the correct format ,

One of the most remarkable SAS characters was the Very Reverend Fraser McLuskey. The strongly-built Aberdonian abandoned his post as chaplain at Glasgow University in 1943 to ‘do his bit’. Having undertaken a parachute training course, McLuskey was posted to the Special Air Service Brigade and served with them for the last 12 months of the war. In June 1944 he parachuted into Occupied France with A Squadron, 1SAS, and it was this experience that formed the basis for his 1951 memoir, Parachute Padre. Admired and respected by the men for his physical (he was awarded an M.C) moral courage, McLuskey’s sensitive book captured the camaraderie of life behind enemy lines.”I had never lived with such a group of men before, nor do I expect to do so again,” he wrote. “It was easy to be brave in their company and difficult to be a coward.” Mr Craighhead, who served in the Army for 28 years, said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph: “It’s not the book people were waiting for, I know that, but I’m extremely proud of it. This book is not a response to not being allowed to publish another book – this is a different project.” In addition to the combat record, the author does a good job of painting the personalities of various members of the SAS. These include LTC Sterling and his replacement as commander of the SAS after he is captured in Africa - Paddy Mayne.

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This book looking at the Australian unit is long overdue in giving the Australian SAS some well deserved praise.