- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (3 Jun 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140269959
- ISBN-13: 978-0140269956
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 11 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 323,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In 1994 Cameron Spence travelled to Bosnia as Second-in-Command of an SAS troop. This book details the patrol's rollercoaster ride through a lawless country, leading to the book's climax: a daring bid by a trapped SAS patrol to break out of the besieged Muslim town of Gorazde.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cameron Spence may be the best SAS writer out there. Having served in the Gulf and Balkans, he certainly has the credentials. Spence sheds new light on the covert role of the SAS in Bosnia in the mid-90s, a very critical and dangerous time. Spence then spends the last portion of his book discussing the fate of a small SAS forward observer team trapped in Goradze. This story in and of itself is a gripping read-- even if Spence is telling the story second-hand. Taken together with Nick Parker's No Escape Zone, a reader gets a very detailed picture of the atrocities, ethnic hatred, futility, and hopelessness of the Bosnia War. I hope we see more books from Mr. Spence.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A refreshing change from the usual military memoir of " I know because I was there". Spence involves the reader in a conflict that was well reported on TV and in the press. What he succeeds in doing though is showing a side of the conflict that no smug war correspondant could. A worthwhile purchase for anyone who is interested in the perspective of the fighting man on the ground.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a big fan of SAS war stories and the likes. Cameron Spence has written a very good book about the war in Bosnia and all the problems and fears that they must have felt during this war. The story is no nonsense and to me sounds very real and thuis touching as the horrors that happend during that war are simply amazing.
This story certanly touched me in more then 1 way. A very interesting read
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A good read
The best book I have ever read! Spence keeps it real and exiting, the SAS action in Bosnia is worth reading about :-)
Published 24 days ago by Scott
A brilliant read
This is a action packed, gripping, thriller. This show's the rollacoaster life of a demanding operation, in a dark time in a dark part of european history in a volite war zone of... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ben Nicholson
Second hand, but not second best.
I bought 'All necessary measures' as a second hand book. It was in a more than decent condition and very readable -the cover, the printwork were intact and all pages were in place. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by Kaye
Good but not great...
no doubt cammy is one of the best SAS writers out there, but for the the whole of this book i was left with a feeling that something was missing, that litttle something that sabre... Read more
Published on 21 April 2008 by T. Glover
Intense and action packed!
This is Cameron Spences 2nd book, written after the sucess of his first book 'Sabre Squadron'. This particular book takes place around 1993/94 and centers around the deeply... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2005 by "stimpy5000"
Saber Squadron by Cammeron Spence
Having been for a long time a fanatic of all types of warfare; Old; new; air; ground and sea) I personally found this book very interesting. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2003 by "dwainwright"
Slightly Dissapointing 2nd Effort From Cameron Spence
Overall I was slightly dissapointed with this book. It never really hit the heights of "Sabre Squadron", his first publication. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2000 by forbejp@hotmail.com
Behind the lines in Bosnia
This book gives a good insight into the role of the SAS, wearing UN uniforms, in the Bosnian Conflict. Read more
Published on 10 May 2000
An Insider's View of the Bosnian Conflict
Following on from Spence's previous work set during the Gulf War, this book provides us with an insider's view of the Bosnian conflict in the former Yugoslavia. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 1999
Excellent insight into Bosnian War
This is a very good book that gives you the peace-keeping soldier's point of view of the war in Bosnia. You won't get this from watching the news!
Published on 3 Aug 1999
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