SAS: The First Secret Wars - The Unknown Years of Combat and Counter-Insurgency (Paperback)

The covert, clandestine operations of the Special Air Service (SAS) regiment, from the jungles of Malaya, Borneo and Brunei to the deserts and mountains of the Middle East and Afghanistan have always been the focus of intense fascination, stoked by the regiment's 'closed' organization and secretive activities. However, no period of activity has remained more secret than the vital years in the immediate aftermath of World War II when the regiment seemingly expired, only to rise miraculously from the dead to fight communism in the Malaya Emergency. Tim Jones' fascinating history pieces together the evidence to show that while the Malaya Emergency re-established the SAS as a unique source of counter-guerilla expertise, the regiment was not disbanded in 1945 and was, in fact, covertly involved in the Greek Civil War of 1945-49, a war unmatched in savagery until the Bosnian conflict in the 1990s. Revealing important operational secrets and shedding new light on post-war history, this book will be essential reading for enthusiasts of military history, and those interested in the world of intelligence.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	December 2010
Authors:	Tim Jones
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-84885-566-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Special & elite forces Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	1-84885-566-4
Barcode:	9781848855663

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