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SAS: Duty Before Glory: The True Story of SAS Original Reg Seekings (with a foreword by Theo Barklem-Biggs)
By (Author) Tony Rushmer
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
1st October 2024
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Special and elite forces
356.167092
Paperback
304
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 23mm
400g
The biography of remarkable SAS Original Reg Seekings, from his humble beginnings in the Cambridgeshire Fens to his instrumental role in the success of the SAS during the Second World War.
Starting at the very bottom of the ranks, Seekings was a farm labourers son who climbed from private to squadron sergeant-major and became one of the British Armys most highly decorated non-commissioned officers of the Second World War. In short, Seekings was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. His is a remarkable story one of fierce ambition, camaraderie, inner strength and heroism as he transcended humble beginnings in the Fen fields of Cambridgeshire. And he was there from the very first day of the SAS, which was born in the late summer of 1941.
Using audio material from the Imperial War Museum, and exclusive information and photographs from Regs family, this will be a comprehensive and engaging portrait of one of the units all-time greats.
Anthony Rushmer has been a journalist for twenty-five years, covering a wide range of top-class sport for national newspapers and magazines. His first book was the critically acclaimed The Triumph of Henry Cecil, which was one of three finalists for the 2019 Dr Tony Ryan Award. Anthony established his own sports PR business in 2005 and his clients have included Newmarket Racecourses, the PGA and World Snooker. He lives near Newmarket, in the UK.