First Into Action
A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS
$42.59
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
24 August 2001
Summary
The SBS was first into battle a month before the SAS in the Falklands War and again in the Gulf War, yet hitherto it is the SAS that has had by far the higher profile.
The SBS draws its manpower solely from the Marine Commando Units, and the Royal Marines are the oldest and most battle-honoured regiment in the world.
FIRST INTO ACTION is the first Special Boat Services memoir written from the inside. It tells how Duncan Falconer trained with the Royal Marines in Deal before be…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751531657 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751531650 |
| Author: | Duncan Falconer |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 24 August 2001 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 30mm |
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A must for military buffs.
A must for military buffs. - MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
About The Author
Duncan Falconer
Duncan Falconer grew up in Battersea in London, spending the first ten years of his life in an orphanage. He became a Special Forces operative at the age of nineteen (it is unlikely there will ever be one as young again). He is now a successful screenwriter in Los Angeles.
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