SBS
Feb 2013 · Hachette UK
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The men of the SBS are the maritime equivalent of their counterparts in the SAS; they are the elite of the British Special Forces and also the most secretive. Although SAS activity has been extensively documented, the SBS has remained in the state it prefers - a shadowy silhouette, with identities protected and missions kept from public view. Formed during the Second World War, when they took part in many daring raids (one of which was filmed as The Cockleshell Heroes), they were active in the jungle campaigns in the Far East, in the Falklands, the Gulf War and Bosnia. Since this seminal book was published in 1997, John Parker has been privy to much more inside information about the SBS's original operations and he brings the book right up to date with accounts of their exploits in East Timor, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Kosovo and most recently in Iraq.
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Gary Heald
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9 March 2013
What a fantastic book. The stories were so well portrayed I could not stop reading. This history of the SBS is quite amazing and very well written, along with personal accounts. Some of the heroic acts and daring would be well placed in a griping novel ....... And then you remember that they are true. I am certain that there is plenty that can only be left to the imagination, for strategic and security reasons, and that is how it should remain!
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Richard Jackson
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3 April 2013
As a former member of RM's i do think this is a very good book to read, it gives an insight in to what war with gile courage and good training can do.
Mahmoud SaID
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14 November 2017
WE ARE IN FIGHTING WITH HEAVY NATURE...HERE OR WE CAN DO OR WE SHOULD DO...HERE NO SPACE FOR ESCAPE...BUT HERE THE TRUE MARINES WHO THINK IN OTHERS...TIME ALWAYS SAY THE TRUE
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About the author
John Parker, a journalist and former Fleet Street editor, has undertaken many investigative projects in his writing career with topics ranging from the Mafia to Northern Ireland. His numerous books include several military bestsellers including THE GURKHAS, DEATH OF A HERO and SBS: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE.
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