Leigh Neville

The SAS 1983-2014 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Special Forces expert reveals the illustrated story of the SAS since the Falklands War, including their operations in the Gulf War and the War on Terror.

Highly trained and immensely skilled, the SAS are widely regarded as one of the best Special Forces units in the world. Their missions are uniquely diverse, ranging from counter-terrorist responses at home and abroad; counter-insurgency in collaboration with US Delta Force and other foreign Special Forces; mobile operations in support of conventional forces; targeting terrorist leaders and man-hunting war criminals, to 'direct action' raids.

This book charts the changing organization and operational emphases of the Regiment over the past 25 years; its individual deployments and operations, including those planned but aborted, joint missions with other British and foreign units. It 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. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs and superb artwork plates.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472814050
• Artikelnr.: 47077574

Autorenporträt

Leigh Neville is an Australian national who has written a number of books on both modern conventional military units and special operations forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, their weapons and their vehicles, including Special Forces in the War on Terror. He has also consulted on military topics for several wargame companies and television documentary makers. He lives in Sydney with his wife and two dogs.

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