SAS Operation Storm
Nine men against four hundred
$39.98
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2012
Summary
SAS OPERATION STORM is the inside story—told by those who took part—of the greatest secret war in SAS history. The tipping point, Mirbat, South Oman, 19 July 1972 is one of the least-known yet most crucial battles of modern times.
If the SAS had been defeated at Mirbat, the Russian and Chinese plan for a communist foothold in the Middle East would have succeeded, with catastrophic consequences for the oil-hungry West.
SAS OPERATION STORM is a page-turning account of courage an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444726961 |
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| ISBN-10: | 144472696X |
| Author: | Roger Cole, Richard Belfield |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 281g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
The time is now right for their bravery, at long last, to be properly recognised.
‘An excellent and detailed account’. - RUSI Review
The time is now right for their bravery, at long last, to be properly recognised. - Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Roger Cole
Roger Cole was born in 1944. He joined the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) in 1964, his first posting being to Germany. In 1968 he passed his SAS selection course and joined B Squadron, 22 SAS in Hereford. He did various tours in classified areas, including Dhofar, Oman. He returned to the RAOC in 1977 and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class 1. He has served with the British Army in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands. He retired from the army in 1986.
Richard Belfield is an award-winning television producer/director, author and playwright. His television programmes have won prizes on both sides of the Atlantic. As well as Terminate With Extreme Prejudice he is the author of Can You Crack the Enigma Code. He is also a Director of Fulcrum TV.
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