Secret Operations of the Sas

by Ryan, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780760314142
• ISBN10: 0760314144
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Who Dares Wins is the motto of one of modern historys first elite corps, the British Special Air Service, (the SAS). Trained in espionage and sabotage, anti-terrorism and guerrilla warfare, the SAS has been confounding their enemies for over fifty years. From the desert sands fighting Rommel's famed Afrika Korps to the daring nighttime raid on Argentinean aircraft in the Falklands the SAS has the reputation of being the most feared and successful of all nations' special forces. First hand accounts from assault team members, full color maps, diagrams detailing each member's movement, and rare real action photography, complete the author's narrative, make this an excellent guide to the combat history of the SAS.Warehouse Date: NOW IN STOCK!!

Author Biography

Mike Ryan is the managing director of AVPRO Ltd. He is the co-author of Chariots of the Damned, an account of US aircrew rescue operations from Vietnam to the present day, and The Encyclopedia of the World's Special Forces. He lives in London, UK

Table of Contents

The Beginning	6	(20)
European Operations	26	(16)
Rebirth in the Far East	42	(24)
The Jebel Akhdar and Aden	66	(18)
Oman 1970--76	84	(20)
Counter-Terrorism	104	(20)
The Falklands War	124	(18)
Desert Storm 1990--91	142	(18)
The Balkans and Sierra Leone	160	(16)
Afghanistan and Al-Qaeda	176	(13)
Chronology: SAS Operations 1941--2002	189	(1)
Appendix: SAS Organization	190	(1)
Index	191