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Damien Lewis, author of Apache Dawn
'It will grab you from the very first pages, and surprise, inform and thrill you until the very last. Extraordinary'
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'Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of endurance, raids and battles described with terrific immediacy and pace. Will surely not be bettered'
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In July 1941, the British in Cairo felt they had been granted a reprieve. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
In July 1941, the British in Cairo felt they had been granted a reprieve. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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44 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was complimented to discover that Mike Asher had used a quote from my autobiography Fighting Scared at the start of his book. He opens with the most famous SAS raid of modern times the Iranian Embassy in 1980.
Asher is the first person to name individuals who mounted the assault including the OC B Squadron. Having taken part in the raid I was seriously disappointed to discover that he had the wrong people in the wrong places. When he reports that I in some way indicated that Margaret Thatcher had told us to take no prisoners I was appalled. She didn't say it and neither did I!
At this point I lost confidence in the rest of the book. If it is so poorly researched in the first chapter then it draws questions about the remaining stories.
Robin Horsfall
Asher is the first person to name individuals who mounted the assault including the OC B Squadron. Having taken part in the raid I was seriously disappointed to discover that he had the wrong people in the wrong places. When he reports that I in some way indicated that Margaret Thatcher had told us to take no prisoners I was appalled. She didn't say it and neither did I!
At this point I lost confidence in the rest of the book. If it is so poorly researched in the first chapter then it draws questions about the remaining stories.
Robin Horsfall
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the best book I have read about the SAS. There are other histories, but none so complete as this. The author's skill is to make the action seem real - so vivid that you almost feel you are there. At the same time the book demolishes some myths about the SAS, but without reducing the reputation of the Regiment at all. What you are left with is real people not superhumans, and that's what makes the book so good.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The SAS genre has become something of a magnet for geeks and gung ho fans since the subject hit the mainstream following the first Gulf War nearly seventeen years ago. Often above critical self analysis, these books and TV programmes have almost become heirs to the 'A' Team style of one dimensional action herosim. Michael Asher on the other hand is to be applauded for his attempt to peel back the commercialism and honour these ordinary men performing extraordinary deeds.The book gives a vivid and lively narrative history on the regiment from world war two through to 1991. The lexis can be descriptive as another reviewer alluded to but don't be put off by this. The language and paragraph structure is very well edited and doesn't bog you down with too many statistics as regimental histories often do. At 500 odd pages and including useful maps and illustrations it is well worth the money and gives an unbiased tribute to a group of men daring to perform the unthinkable in a world that remains ever dangerous.
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Who dares reads
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. I found the book extremely well written and informative. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Winston Bugle
The Regiment: A Review
This is an excellent introduction to the SAS. Highly knowledgeable, balanced and extremely well written. Read more
Published 21 months ago by andy
Fact or Fiction
I was enjoying this book very much until I got to the Radfan operation. I was left doubting fact or fiction by some of the basic factual errors. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2009 by T. Turner
couldnt put it down
I read avidly, especially modern and military history, most books i have read about the SAS have been almost like marvel comics in that they are portrayed as 'superheros', the SAS... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2009 by casual retired
enjoyable and informative
i am reading this book now and am enjoying every page, i am learning all sorts of things i never knew and rediscovering facts. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Mr. R. Williams
Awesome Book well worth the read...
I bought this book before flying back to Germany 2 weeks ago and started reading it and found that i couldt put it down... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2009 by damo
Brave men
A very comprehensive history of the SAS from their inception in WWII North Africa to the first Iraq war. This is a detailed account of the men involved and their operations. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2008 by G. J. Weeks
Enjoyable read
I have read several of Michael Ashers books,and i found this book to be a well written informative read.
Published on 6 Aug 2008 by C. Hollingshead
The Regiment
Nothing that has not been published before. The "Batman" comic style of writing, with ridiculous words appearing randomly in the action scenes - spoiled it for me.
Published on 6 Aug 2008 by C. M. Wood
Sloppily written
Michael Asher is a former Special Forces soldier and an accredited author; and therefore it would be fair to think that he could write a definitive history of the Special Air... Read more
Published on 1 July 2008 by Mr. R. D. M. Kirby
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