Ghosts : An Illustrated Story of the Sas

by Ken Connor

Illustrated History of the SAS

Genres: Military Fiction, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published March 20, 2001

About the author

Ken joined the Parachute Regiment of the British Army, before transferring to the Special Air Service where he served for over 23 years. During his time in the regiment he was involved in the creation and development of many of the departments and techniques for which the SAS are now world famous, including the Bodyguard Training Cell, the Counter-Terrorist Team and the founding of 14 Intelligence Company.

He served and trained with other Special Forces Groups around the world and saw active service in four different theatres of war. A graduate of the US Ranger and airborne programmes; he trained US personnel at the FBI Academy in Quantico, USA, in counter-terrorist and VIP protection techniques. Ken served with Brixmis - the British Commander-in-Chief's Mission to the Soviet Forces in (East) Germany, for which he was awarded the British Empire Medal.

In 1986 he joined Control Risks Group as a security consultant for 5 years, after which he started his own company, offering services to clients in the specialist security field. He is the author and co-author of several books, including 'Ghost Force: The Secret History of the SAS'.

Reviews

[Chris Shepheard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reveals details behind the operations the author was involved - details not revealed other boos about SAS.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating stories about the British SAS and how it came to be. I loved the stories from the 50s and 60s. These guys actually won guerrilla wars. The account of the Iranian embassy siege is quite remarkable.