The Regiment: The Definitive Story Of The SAS

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From the bestselling author of The Real Bravo Two Zero comes the definitive history of the world`s most elite fighting force
- the SAS` Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of endurance, raids & battles described with terrific immediacy & pace. Compelling & definitive... will surely not be bettered` Sunday Telegraph On 4 May 1980, seven terrorists holding twenty-one people captive in the Iranian Embassy in London`s Prince`s Gate, executed their first hostage. They threatened to kill another hostage every thirty minutes until their demands were met. Minutes later, armed men in black overalls & balaclavas shimmied down the roof on ropes & burst in through windows & doors. In seconds all but one of the terrorists had been shot dead, the other captured. For most people, this was their first acquaintance with a unit that was soon to become the ideal of modern military excellence
- the Special Air Service regiment. Few realized that the SAS had been in existence for almost forty years, playing a discreet, if not secret, role almost everywhere Britain had fought since World War II, & had been the prototype of all modern special forces units throughout the world. In The Regiment, Michael Asher
- a former soldier in 23 SAS Regiment
- examines the evolution of the special forces idea & investigates the real story behind the greatest military legend of the late twentieth century.` Detailed, scathingly honest. Asher has brought the critical eye of the knowledgeable insider to his in-depth study of SAS operations & personalities` Herald Praise for Michael Asher: ` This is the most complete picture of the Sudanese campaigns that has yet been published... a vigorous & engrossing narrative` Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph`A staggering achievement. Asher has delivered a scintillating tale of a period of history that deserves to be remembered` Guardian