The Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards` officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No 8 Commando. He advocated a specially organised, specially equipped & specially trained unit dedicated to the `unrelenting pursuit of excellence` that could act covertly & operate behind enemy lines to gain intelligence, destroy enemy aircraft & attack their supply & reinforcement routes. The 1st SAS Regiment was officially designated after successful raids against enemy airfields in the Middle East in 1941-1942. In May 1943 a 2nd SAS Regiment was raised in Algeria & would also serve in Sicily & Italy. SAS troopers were at the forefront of the action on D-Day, serving behind the enemy lines, assisting the French Resistance in diversionary attacks & in support of Allied armies. The SAS served with great distinction through 42 significant actions in Belgium, the Netherlands & Germany until the end of the war in Europe. This new addition to the bestselling Conway pocket-book series is compiled from wartime & post-war memorandums, manuals & documents. They include unit after-action reports & lecture notes from the centres used to train special services soldiers, gathered from the Liddell Hart Military Archive, National Archives, wartime periodicals & post-war memoirs. The book covers:
- training methods
- weapons handling
- fieldcraft
- sabotage training
- operations in North Africa & the Middle East (1941-1942), Sicily & Italy (1943) & France (1944-1945)




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SAS Survival Guide is a mini Collins Gem pocket book containing information on how to survive in the wild, on land or at sea & in extreme climates. This updated edition contains all the latest techniques on survival training with advice firmly rooted in the training techniques of the Special Air Service, the world's most famous elite fighting force, & compiled by Lofty Wiseman who served in the SAS for 26 years. Using clear line drawings & colour illustrations, new case studies & survival scenarios, survival techniques are described for situations at sea, in the mountains, at the polar icecaps, or in the desert as well as details on what to do in a whole range of medical & meteorological emergencies. ...

The ultimate guide to survival, this edition now

Includes:: the most essential urban survival tips for today,

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A new & fully updated edition of the original, bestselling survival handbook. Written by ex-SAS survival expert John ' Lofty' Wiseman, this book provides the most reliable, authoritative & respected survival information on the market. The original survival handbook
- the choice of both survival expert & novice, this book is the international bestseller which in the 20 years since it was first published has been often imitated but never bettered. John ' Lofty' Wiseman served in the SAS for 26 years: his knowledge, experience & skills are unrivalled in survival circles. He is the first & best expert on survival instruction
- in any situation. In this fully updated edition, Lofty imparts his much sought-after survival experience, knowledge & timeless techniques
- preparing you for anything, anywhere in the world. Updated contents include: Be prepared
- The latest, most resilient, resourceful & eco-friendly must-have kit On the move
- Up-to-date navigation technologies such as GPS are discussed & explained Health
- The body's physiology explained: how to maximise survival when injured or in any climate, on land or at sea. Disaster Survival- Increasingly-changing environmental conditions are addressed: what to do in the face of flash flooding or fast-spreading fire Fear Management
- How to react, keep calm, & manage hostile environments & survival situation Navigation
- Skills, technologies & techniques to use when making your way through unfamiliar terrain Also featuring new case studies & survival scenarios, designed to offer fascinating insight into other people's survival experiences & to force you to think about what you would do in their position.







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The ultimate guide to survival, this edition now

Includes:: the most essential urban survival tips for today,

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The Special Air Service operates worldwide, often in remote & hostile locations where nature poses as much of a hazard as any enemy. In order to stay alive & complete their missions, SAS personnel are rigorously trained in the art of survival. This book is based on SAS training & techniques. This general survival guide contains detailed information on basic survival in any situation, including techniques of shelter construction, sourcing water, first aid, fire making, food hunting, signalling, navigation & equipment. Drawing on practical, first-hand knowledge, the entries are arranged in order of survival priority, with photographs, cutaway drawings & diagrams. Specially designed to fit in a rucksack or pocket, this book offers a potentially life-saving companion for any outdoor activity. ...

The Special Air Service operates worldwide, often in remote & hostile locations where nature poses as much of a hazard as any enemy. In order to stay alive & complete their missions, SAS personnel are rigorously trained in the art of survival. This book is based on SAS training & techniques. As well as a section on basic survival techniques relevant to any hostile environment, this book contains specific details pertinent to survival in jungle areas, including finding shelter, protection from insects & predators, building & maintaining a fire & navigation problems peculiar to the jungle. Drawing on practical, first-hand knowledge, the entries are arranged in order of survival priority, with photographs, cutaway drawings & diagrams. Specially designed to fit in a rucksack or pocket, this book offers a potentially life-saving companion for any jungle adventure. ...

The Special Air Service operates worldwide, often in remote & hostile locations where nature poses as much of a hazard as any enemy. In order to stay alive & complete their missions, SAS personnel are rigorously trained in the art of survival. This book is based on SAS training & techniques. As well as a section on basic survival techniques relevant to any hostile environment, this book contains specific details pertinent to survival in arctic & mountain areas, including information on shelter, food, equipment & fire making specific to the arctic, any mountain area or conditions of extreme cold. Drawing on practical, first-hand knowledge, the entries are arranged in order of survival priority, with photographs, cutaway drawings & diagrams. Specially designed to fit in a rucksack or pocket, this book offers a potentially life-saving companion for any hiking or skiing trip. ...

The first ever authorised history of the SAS, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Regiment In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored & eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was imaginative, radical & entirely against the rules: a small, undercover unit that would wreak havoc behind enemy lines. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest & most ruthless soldiers he could find. So began the most celebrated & mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. The history of the SAS is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness & heroism, recklessness & tragedy; of extraordinary men who were willing to take monumental risks. It is a story of the meaning of courage. ...

From the secret SAS archives, & acclaimed author Ben Macintyre: the first ever authorized history of the SAS` Impeccably researched, superbly told
- by far the best book on the SAS in World War II`
- Antony Beevor In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored & eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical & entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest & most ruthless soldiers he could find. So began the most celebrated & mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. Now, 75 years later, the SAS has finally decided to tell its astonishing story. It has opened its secret archives for the first time, granting historian Ben Macintyre full access to a treasure trove of unseen reports, memos, diaries, letters, maps & photographs, as well as free rein to interview surviving Originals & those who knew them. The result is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness & heroism, recklessness & tragedy; of extraordinary men who were willing to take monumental risks. It is a story about the meaning of courage.

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