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Peter McAleese needs little introduction... His classic book ""No
Mean Soldier"" was an immediate bestseller and set the bar for the
modern military memoir. Few have since met its match. This
completely revised and expanded edition sees a philosophical
McAleese revisiting his time with Britain's Parachute Regiment, the
SAS, Rhodesia's SAS and the South African Defence Force's 44 Para
Brigade. Oh, and a few other adventures in and between - Colombia,
private military companies and near fatal skydiving accidents;
mercenary, soldier of fortune or flawed ideologist? Now's your time
to consider this and more - as has McAleese himself. It's a
compelling read - and with the addition of previously unpublished
photos from McAleese's private collection, there's no other way to
describe it. ""Beyond No Mean Soldier""does exactly that, going
deep and further beyond the experience of ""No Mean Soldier"". Over
many months and into the early hours, McAleese reflected on his
wide and expansive experiences - the men he's served with and the
operations he'd conducted. Here in startling detail are the Aden
insurgency, covert operations with the Rhodesian SAS and one of the
first ever operational HALO inserts in British military history.
Heart pumping assaults on SWAPO positions with 44 Para's Pathfinder
Company and the sheer terror of flawed mercenary operations in
Angola with the likes of 'Colonel Callan'; near death in Colombia
when an assassination attempt went terribly wrong. McAleese
recounts all of this with amazing clarity and even more humility.
'I'm just an ordinary person who happened to find himself doing
extraordinary things' he says. Yes, perhaps that's true to a point,
but what rides through all of McAleese's narrative is his total
commitment to the profession of arms - soldiering. His attention to
detail, his consummate knowledge of military skills from field
craft to skill at arms; airborne operations to the tactics of small
unit SAS operations.... All of this echoed by the commentary of the
numerous individuals that served with McAleese. From around the
world, dozens have contributed perspective, commentary and
reflection. ""Pete does not take fools gladly and this is based
upon his comprehensive combat experience where idiots will cause
casualties"" Alistair Mackenzie - Former 22 SAS Officer. ""I
managed to get myself into some very nasty but also exciting scraps
while latching on to the Pathfinders to see how they were shaping
up as the so-called 'Philistines'. They did excellently while under
fire, proof that Peter's selection and training regime paid high
dividends"" Colonel Jan Breytenbach - Former Commander 44 Para
Brigade Pathfinder Company, Founder 32 Battalion. These are just
two of the contributions featured in ""Beyond No Mean Soldier"". In
an age where we debate courage and leadership, it's all here. Go
Beyond No Mean Soldier, it will certainly change the way you see
soldiering.
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