Victor Gollancz, 1998, Paper Back, Book Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket, First
286pp; illustrations. This is the story of one man's life as a soldier in the SAS. As thehighest-ranking enlisted member of the Regiment ever to tell his story, Gaz Hunter's experiences are unlike anything you will have read before.Badged into the Regiment after service with the Royal Green Jackets, he was following a proud family tradition. From covert operations behind the Iron Curtain to extracting hostages in Sierra Leone; from the siege at Waco, Texas, to counter-terrorist operations in Northern Ireland Gaz Hunter has been there, leading from the front. In Colombia, he trained the police who finally ran drugs baron Pablo Escobar to ground, leading raids on drugs factories throughout the country. And he left the Regiment to fight the Russians in Afghanistan -the most aggressive war of modern times. Walking in with Stinger ground-to-air missiles and gifts of gold for the Mujahideen.This book will tell you about war, and how a man can survive, with his humanity intact, in the slaughterhouses of Colombia, Zai're and Afghanistan. So welcome to the world Gaz Hunter made for himself to the elite within the SAS.; 230 x 155mm
286pp; illustrations. This is the story of one man's life as a soldier in the SAS. As thehighest-ranking enlisted member of the Regiment ever to tell his story, Gaz Hunter's experiences are unlike anything you will have read before.Badged into the Regiment after service with the Royal Green Jackets, he was following a proud family tradition. From covert operations behind the Iron Curtain to extracting hostages in Sierra Leone; from the siege at Waco, Texas, to counter-terrorist operations in Northern Ireland Gaz Hunter has been there, leading from the front. In Colombia, he trained the police who finally ran drugs baron Pablo Escobar to ground, leading raids on drugs factories throughout the country. And he left the Regiment to fight the Russians in Afghanistan -the most aggressive war of modern times. Walking in with Stinger ground-to-air missiles and gifts of gold for the Mujahideen.This book will tell you about war, and how a man can survive, with his humanity intact, in the slaughterhouses of Colombia, Zai're and Afghanistan. So welcome to the world Gaz Hunter made for himself to the elite within the SAS.; 230 x 155mm