SAS: The Ambush, 9781035419609
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Kidnapped, drugged rebels, and the SAS’s desperate rescue mission.

SAS: The Ambush

the true story of one of the sas's most dangerous assault missions

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    8 September 2025

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Summary

SAS: Operation Barras - A Daring Rescue Behind Enemy Lines

‘Tony is the real deal.’ - Andy McNab

Sierra Leone, 2000.

Eleven British soldiers are kidnapped while on patrol during a peacekeeping mission.

Their captors: the West Side Boys, a notorious rebel group fuelled by alcohol and drugs, their behaviour dangerously unpredictable. Time is running out.

The British military calls in the SAS. Their mission: Operation Barras, a rescue operation destine…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035419609
ISBN-10:1035419602
Author:Tony Hoare
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:8 September 2025
Weight:300g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 20mm
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About The Author

Tony Hoare

Tony Hoare joined the Army Cadets, where he learned to fire a gun at the age of 13. He then signed up to the Infantry on his 17th birthday and enlisted into the Royal Green Jackets. He passed SAS selection in 1978 and with them, went on multiple tours and trained numerous recruits, including Andy McNab. Since leaving the Army in 1996, he has undertaken security and consultation on various highly dangerous projects, including a stint as a UN Security Officer in South Sudan. His first book, Born For War, retold his story of the Falklands War and was a WHSmith Travel Book of the Month.

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