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by Michael Asher (Author) "On my first morning in the Parachute Regiment Depot at Aldershot, I met a sour-faced corporal ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (11 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0304366285
  • ISBN-13: 978-0304366286
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 48,685 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Michael Asher's investigation into the famous SAS operation, THE REAL BRAVO TWO ZERO was one of the Sunday Times top ten best-selling titles in 2002. In SHOOT TO KILL he reveals his own military background: how he joined the elite 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment and later, the SAS. Told he would fail the arduous training regime, he proved them all wrong and earned his 'wings' and red beret. Michael Asher served in Northern Ireland with the Paras at the height of the IRA campaigns of the 1970s. He witnessed the result of using highly-motivated assault troops in 'peacekeeping operations'. His depiction of the strengths and weaknesses of the British Army's elite airborne forces comes from his personal experience of what it was like for ordinary soldiers. From the Paras to the SAS and then service with the Special Patrol Group in Northern Ireland, Michael Asher's military odyssey eventually led him to leave the forces for a new life in the Sudanese desert. This is a unique military memoir of a precocious and perceptive young man who joined the toughest army regiment in the world.

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Michael Asher served in the Parachute Regiment and SAS. A fluent Arab speaker, he has lived for years among the Bedouin peoples. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Extra Mile, 31 Mar 2006
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This is part of the story of Michael Asher, now quite well known for his journeys and writings on exploration, war and other themes, perhqps best known of which is his convincing debunking of Andy McNab's stories in The Real Bravo Two Zero. Asher tells here of his time in the Parachute Regiment, Territorial SAS and RUC Special Patrol Group. In respect of the first of these, he pulls no punches telling of some of the physically fit misfits in that regiment (eg, who killed a pet cat in 1970's Belfast, then showed its body to children who came looking for it, who chased and battered a lovely badger to death, etc etc. One can only hope the same comes to those brutal thugs, double). Asher makes the point that while few units can equal the Parachute Regiment in battle, many (by no means all, of course)of these people are unfit to be on the streets. One is reminded of the French Foreign Legion...

Asher eventually leaves "Para Reg" and, while doing a course at Leeds University, joins part of the territorial version of the SAS (23 SAS) and ends up spending most of his time with them, while his probationer policewoman girlfriend has an affair and, when found out, has the gall to be angry with HIM before dumping him! This event triggers Asher's final military port of call, to the SPG of the then Royal Ulster Constabulary, who are shown as rather less than impressive, to say the least.

This is a more reflective book in the genre than most, emphasized by the photo of the author shown smoking a pipe like the cartoon in Private Eye of Books and Bookmen! Asher does, however, fall into the McNab-like trap of taking as unarguable that the SAS men are the most capable people on the planet in all respects...yet Asher himself, while belonging to them, can't even drive a car! Fit, brave and determined soldiers they may be, but some perspective, please! A good read. I suppose that if one wants to know most of what he did after these events, one has to buy all his other books...and why not?

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SHOOT TO KILL, 29 Nov 2003
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In this book Michael Asher tells his own story of how he a grammer school leaver with A-levels joins the ranks of the toughest regiment in the world - the para's.He describes in great detail his training and service with the para's and this is by far the most intresting part of the book where he describes what they got up in Northern Ireland and back at base in Aldershot.I was surprised at how critical he was of his own regiment so don't assume that he is here to big up his old regiment. The section on his time in the SAS (TA) is also intresting but doesn't quite keep your attention as much as his writing on his time in the RUC where it shocks you from what he see's there.

Overall this a fantastic book and i found it very intresting and i highly recomend this book if you are into reading insights about the Military.5/5.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping. As near to "being there" as it gets., 1 Dec 2003
By M. D Roberts (Gwent, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This extremely well written book recounts the first hand experiences of Michael Asher throughout his time in the British Parachute Regiment, the Special Air Service and the Special Patrol Group in Northern Ireland. The book proceeds at a brisk pace throughout but is replete with enormous detail.

The brutally honest text grips the reader into a sense of "almost being there". Having completed a regular engagement in the British forces during the same period as that illustrated here, I can confirm the accuracy of many of the matters described, including some of the "less savoury" elements which may upset some readers.

The reader does not have to agree with the views expressed throughout this book, but needs to understand the realities on the ground which are so commendably portrayed and which form the basis of this work. Not least of these are the realism and humanity of the raw recruits undergoing such harsh physical & military training as well as the raw honesty of the writer.

The stress and pain endured throughout the many stages of specialist training are almost tangible and the reader can but grimace at times along with the author as he relates pivotal periods of his experience where the reality and atmosphere of occasional brutality & intimidation together with periods of humiliation are so vividly evoked.

The book is not one to be "enjoyed" as there is little here to lead the reader in that direction. This is a soldier writing about soldiers' experiences and some of the content might be considered "distasteful" to many readers who are not familiar with military life. Be warned.

The fear and frustration during patrols in Northern Ireland during the "Troubles" are among other realities really brought home to the reader, where every street corner, window, alleyway or shadow might hide a gunman. (The politics of the situation in Northern Ireland are largely avoided apart from reference to the occasional quote from those involved in a number of incidents.) Situations now being experienced by the military in numerous locations Worldwide.

All in all this is a thoroughly readable and informative study which reveals aspects of the British military and the "soldier on the ground" which might otherwise be largely overlooked. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in military history and experience. Thank you.

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