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

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This is an excellent book all about survival. That is the survival of the human spirit against adversity. When the chips were down Andy and the other men with him had to escape and evade detection across hundreds of miles of open desert in the extreme cold before they could get to safety. And they weren’t really equipped for that kind of harsh weather. I enjoyed the story telling of these characters and what happened leading up to Desert Storm. This book is well written, well researched and uses fictitious names (obviously). I enjoyed the stories about Cambodia, Kuwait and even operations on the Australian mainland. NetGalley, Liz Pegler I know that many of you from the SAS say that it is really impossible for civilians to understand the type of situations you go through, but can you try and describe what it is like. Well, this is the one where James Bond has to go out to Jamaica and investigates the disappearance of Strangways, the head of Station J in Kingston. What I really like about all his books is the attention to detail. It was all based on his experiences when he worked for naval intelligence during the war. He could use terminology like Sit Rep. Many people had never heard of Sit Rep before but in Special Forces if you want to know what’s going on in a place you ask for a Sit Rep, which means a situation report. And then there is all the specialised equipment which you can get from Q. We have the same set-up in the SAS called Ops Research, where all new gadgets are tested and demonstrated and taken out into the field to be used, so he really was writing from real life experience. 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 ,

At any time proposing and implementing a new system of warfare has the potential to be a dangerous course of action but in the middle of a war the incredibly high stakes amplifies everything. Something new and untested is being attempted and it’s failure or success will have a huge bearing on both the direction of the war and the future existence of the Unit. Rogue Heroes is a powerful and unforgettable reading experience. Ben Macintyre does a superb job capturing the sense of adventure that inspired these men to fight a different way and the intensity and commitment with which they did so.On passing Aptitude, applicants will undertake a further period of consolidated training. This is an intensive period of instruction and assessment on Special Forces tactics, techniques and procedures, military skills form a major part of the programme. 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. 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. When I reached university age, we lived in a little village seven miles from town and, one summer, I got to know a near neighbour, Rob, who was no more than 5ft 6in, quietly spoken and never discussed his work. We've all seen the TV shows that try to mimic the selection process but I'm told the reality is far tougher, both physically and mentally.

Well, it’s typical SAS – let’s get down the pub and get pissed. Once you are on the booze you can tell us the story down there! So that is basically what happens. 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.”If you are a programmer who works in the health care and life sciences industry and want to create visually appealing graphs using SAS, then this book is designed specifically for you. You’ll learn how to create a wide range of graphs using Graph Template Language (GTL) and statistical graphics procedures to solve even the most challenging clinical graph problems. On successful completion of their consolidated SOPTAC training, candidates will be loaded onto a Continuation training program. The operation is recounted in a superbly detailed way. Nicols focuses on several key characters and the reader follows them through the battle. I know you are a big Ian Fleming fan so let’s talk about your second choice, Doctor No, which was one of your early inspirations.