Secret Operations of the SAS: From the Deserts of Africa to the Mountains of Afghanistan

by Mike Ryan

"Who Dares Wins" is the motto of one of modernhistorys 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 photo- graphy, complete the author's narrative, make this an excellent guide to the combat history of the SAS.

Hardcover

First published May 2, 2003