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SAS Zero Hour. The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service

Door Tim Jones e.a.

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#242382
Titel	SAS Zero Hour. The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service
Auteur	Jones, Tim & Rannulph Fiennes
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Barnsley, Frontline Books
Jaar van uitgave	2017
ISBN10	1526713519
ISBN13	9781526713513
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	The most comprehensive and enlightening version of these seminal events yet. Sir Ranulph Fiennes Britain s elite Special Air Service Regiment, the SAS, is one of the most revered and feared special-ops units in the world. Its high-profile operations include the spectacular storming of the Iranian Embassy in London on 5 May 1980 and the hunt for Osama bin Laden in southern Afghanistan following 9/11. The regiment has become a byword for the highest possible standards in both conventional and unorthodox methods of warfare. But where did it all begin? In this compelling book, Tim Jones tackles this fascinating question from a fresh perspective. It is commonly held that the regiment was the brainchild of just one man, David Stirling. While not dismissing Stirling s considerable contribut... (Lees verder)ion to the regiment s genesis, Jones s insightful investigation identifies all of the major factors that played a part in shaping the SAS, including the role of such notables as Dudley Clarke, Archibald Wavell and Claude Auchinleck, among others. Drawing extensively on primary sources, as well as reassessing the more recent regimental histories and memoirs, _SAS Zero Hour_ is an illuminating and provocative account of how this renowned regiment came into being.
Pagina's	240
Conditie	Nieuw
Prijs	€ 10,00

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