Who Dares Wins: The Story of the SAS 1950-1992

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From the origins of the SAS behind Rommel's lines in the Sahara through the Malayan emergency, the Arabian skirmishes in Oman and Yemen, the debacle in Gibraltar and the regiment's unique role in the Gulf War, Tony Geraghty examines their successes and failures, the different ways successive British governments have exploited their expertise, their training methods and the skills the men acquire. He has spoken to the soldiers and officers who took part in the SAS' many operations, gaining insight into their activities, philosophy and morale. The author includes material on the Falklands campaign, the "shoot to kill" debate and previously unknown facts of the SAS' activity during the Gulf War. He has spoken to those who operated far behind the Iraqi lines and obtained previously unpublished photographs of their presence there. As with the original edition, this is a portrayal of a regiment always on call for the riskier military activities and who occupy a special place in the British Army. Tony Geraghty was the Sunday Times Defence Correspondent during the 1970s.

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'An excellent job, the more gripping for being true.' Sunday Telegraph 'The SAS is rather special. This book shows why.' The Economist

Author Bio

Tony Geraghty is former Defence Correspondent of the Sunday Times. He is the author of several other military books including BRIXMIS, THE IRISH WAR and THE BULLET- CATCHERS