Born and bred in the Welsh valleys, Mike Curtis followed his
schoolmates down the pit at the age of 16. He applied to join the
Parachute regiment in 1979 to break out of a life in the coalmines
and enlisted in 2 Para. Close Quarter Battle follows his career,
serving in Northern Ireland and the Falklands war, the severe
'selection' for the SAS which he joined in 1986, then subsequent
missions in Iraq and Bosnia. An entertaining, detailed and
colourful account of military action all over the world which makes
a great read. (Kirkus UK)
Even by SAS standards Mike Curtis has had a remarkable career. A
former coal miner and likely Welsh international, he served with 2
Para in the Falklands before going on to join the SAS. In C.Q.B. he
describes his gruelling experience in the Falklands and also focus
on two more of his major SAS operations; the first in Iraq where he
spent several weeks behind enemy lines; the second in Bosnia where
he worked closely with all factions and latterly led a close
protection team guarding visiting heads of State. Goose Green, the
first land battle of the Falklands conflict, was the longest,
hardest-fought, and most controversial. The outcome there was to
set the tone for the remainder of the war, affect international
opinion and the morale and determination of both armies. The SAS
infiltrated Iraq in two guises - as road-watch patrols and mobile
fighting columns. Constituting the biggest SAS overland fighting
force since the Second World War, Mike Curtis's troop constituted a
coherent, mobile weapon able to operate round the clock and defend
itself against surprise attack. C.Q.B. is also the first published
account of the SAS's activities in former Yugoslavia by a Close
Quarter Battle Specialist and John Major's personal bodyguard.
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