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The SAS are one of if not the best-trained and most effective Special Forces units still in existence at this time in history. This book is not about its life today, nor in the near past at locations like The Middle East or in Northern Ireland, but is instead about the less well known history of its escapades in North Africa and Europe, along with the idea that lead to its formation in 1941 and the disastrous early operations that came close to seeing the whole thing cancelled as a bad idea by its legion of detractors. The training schedule was both arduous and in some ways extreme, officers regardless of rank were not exempt from undertaking the training or given any kind of special treatment, fatalities in training this hard were inevitable and did occur. Its members came from all over - their commander was Scottish, one of their best soldiers and a future regimental commander was Irish - other members of 'L Detachment' included Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans, Canadians, French, Belgian, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and of course Englishmen from all over the UK; Wales, Yorkshiremen, London Cockneys and so much more. Some of the activities covered within include the a

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Author

Mortimer, Gavin

Publisher

Bloomsbury Pub Plc;Bloomsbury Publishing

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781472808769

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Military History