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Overview'THE REGIMENT IS THE MAN, AND THE MAN IS THE REGIMENT' Michael Asher's The Regiment focuses on the men who developed the Special Air Service in World War Two from its early days as a small raiding force, through its brilliant but costly successes during the invasion of Italy, to its guerrilla operations after D-Day. Tracing the revival of the SAS in the post-war world under eccentric genius 'Mad Mike' Calvert to its staggering achievements as a counter-insurgency force, Asher reconstructs some of its greatest action with heart-stopping descriptions. He also probes some of the myths surrounding the SAS and examines the real factors and ideas that have made the Special Sir Service the world's most feared fighting force. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael AsherPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.483kg ISBN: 9780141026527ISBN 10: 0141026529 Pages: 656 Publication Date: 15 May 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsExtraordinary -- Damien Lewis Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of endurance, raids and battles described with terrific immediacy and pace -- James Holland Detailed, scathingly honest. Asher has brought the critical eye of the knowledgeable insider to his in-depth study of SAS operations and personalities * Herald * Compelling and definitive . . . will surely not be bettered * Sunday Telegraph * Compelling and definitive . . . will surely not be bettered * Sunday Telegraph * Detailed, scathingly honest. Asher has brought the critical eye of the knowledgeable insider to his in-depth study of SAS operations and personalities * Herald * Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of endurance, raids and battles described with terrific immediacy and pace -- James Holland Extraordinary -- Damien Lewis Author InformationMichael Asher has served in the Parachute Regiment and the SAS Regiment. The author of twenty-four books and presenter of six TV documentaries, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1996. For his writing and travels, he has been awarded the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal, the Mungo Park Medal and the Ness Award. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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