Leigh Neville

The SAS 1983-2014

Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Highly-trained and immensely skilled, the SAS are widely regarded as one of the best Special Forces units in the world. This book sheds light on the SAS's involvement in the Troubles of Northern Ireland, their operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the widespread use of the SAS in counter terrorism and counterinsurgency operations since 9/11.

Produktdetails

• Elite
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 182mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 214g
• ISBN-13: 9781472814036
• ISBN-10: 1472814037
• Artikelnr.: 42752287

Autorenporträt

Leigh Neville

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: formation; brief overview of ops from WW II to Falklands War 1982 /The Embassy Effect
worldwide interest since Iranian Embassy counter
terrorist op in 1980
foreign training ops /Op 'Banner'
the SAS in Northern Ireland /Op 'Granby' 1990
91
the SAS in the First Gulf War /The 1990s
the Balkans, and Sierra Leone /Op 'Veritas' 2001
frustrating first ops in Afghanistan /Op 'Row' 2003
Task Force 14 in Iraq /Op 'Telic' 2003
2009
Task Force Black & TF Knight in Iraq
joint ops with US SF /Op 'Herrick 2006
2014
Task Force 84 in Afghanistan /Weapons, Equipment & Vehicles /Special Forces Support Group /Commonwealth SAS
Australia & New Zealand