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Beschreibung

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:counter-terrorist responses at home and abroad; deep penetration for reconnaissance and guiding air strikes; training and supporting indigenous forces; counter-insurgency in collaboration with U.S. Delta Force, SEAL Team Six, and other foreign Special Forces; mobile operations in support of conventional forces; targeting terrorist leaders and manhunting war criminals, to "direct action" raids.

This book charts the changing organization and operational emphases of the regiment over the past twenty-five years, as well as its individual deployments and operations, including those planned but aborted and 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 and Afghanistan, and the widespread use of the SAS in counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency operations since 9/11.

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:counter-terrorist responses at home and abroad; deep penetration for reconnaissance and guiding air strikes; training and supporting indigenous forces; counter-insurgency in collaboration with U.S. Delta Force, SEAL Team Six, and other foreign Special Forces; mobile operations in support of conventional forces; targeting terrorist leaders and manhunting war criminals, to "direct action" raids.

This book charts the changing organization and operational emphases of the regiment over the past twenty-five years, as well as its individual deployments and operations, including those planned but aborted and 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 and Afghanistan, and the widespread use of the SAS in counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency operations since 9/11.

Über den Autor
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.
Zusammenfassung
Includes operations in Northern Ireland, the 'Bravo Two Zero'-type missions in the Gulf, and the secret operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Elite
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472814036
ISBN-10: 1472814037
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Neville, Leigh
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Elite
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 182 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Leigh Neville
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.12.2016
Gewicht: 0,214 kg
Artikel-ID: 104706073

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