Beyond the Front Line: The Untold Exploits of Britain's Most Daring Cold War Spy Mission

History

GERAGHTY, TONY

Europe

HARPER/COLLINS

March or Die: France and the Foreign Legion

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

HarperCollins, Publishers

A full and definitive account of the war waged between Irish Republicans and England over three centuries by the bestselling author of 'Who Dares Wins', with emphasis on the latterday role of the special forces. From the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 to the Downing Street Declaration of 1993, Britain and Ireland have been in mortal conflict over the sovereignty of the Emerald Isle. In 'The Irish War', bestselling author Tony Geraghty writes a full and compelling account of the tragic three-hundred-year war, tracing the path to today's weary peace. From his years of reporting the outbreak of the troubles in 1969 for the Sunday Times to the present, Tony Geraghty has covered every bloody twist and turn of the IRA and the Loyalist campaigns, but his unerring eye for detail took him back through the centuries to uncover the roots and causes of the grievances and feuds that have been so ruthlessly fought over in the past twenty-five years. The result is a powerful history of England's ruthless aggression against her small Catholic neighbour and that tiny island's utter determination to oust the bullying intruder. After the battles of the Boyne and Aughrim, deserted by the last of their officers and with inferior resources, the Irish reinvented the rules of warfare to their advantage. The battle cry of Sinn Fein -- 'Ourselves Alone' -- went up and a code of fighting that ignored the rules of war was let loose. Tracing the roots and meaning of the terrible war that has been fought overtly and covertly for three hundred years, 'The Irish War' is essential reading for all those seeking to understand the relations between these two nations.

The Irish War

Harpercollins

Describes the origins of the Legion, recounts combat experiences, and includes profiles of notable legionnaires

March or Die

Military

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

From the origins of the SAS behind Rommel's lines in the Sahara through the Malayan emergency, the Arabian skirmishes in Oman and Yemen, the debacle in Gibraltar and the regiment's unique role in the Gulf War, Tony Geraghty examines their successes and failures, the different ways successive British governments have exploited their expertise, their training methods and the skills the men acquire. He has spoken to the soldiers and officers who took part in the SAS' many operations, gaining insight into their activities, philosophy and morale. The author includes material on the Falklands campaign, the "shoot to kill" debate and previously unknown facts of the SAS' activity during the Gulf War. He has spoken to those who operated far behind the Iraqi lines and obtained previously unpublished photographs of their presence there. As with the original edition, this is a portrayal of a regiment always on call for the riskier military activities and who occupy a special place in the British Army. Tony Geraghty was the Sunday Times Defence Correspondent during the 1970s.

Who Dares Wins: The SAS, 1950 to the Gulf War

London: Little, Brown

Freefall Factor

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Hodder & Stoughton General Division

They electrified TV viewers all over the world when they stormed the Iranian embassy in London and rescued nineteen hostages. They were elite commandos of the Special Air Service Regiment, Great Britain's answer to the Green Berets. Always controversial, the incredibly daring men of the S.A.S. have blazed a swath of victory from the jungles of Malaya to the deserts of Yemen to the back alleys of Belfast. Now here is the inside story of one of the most extraordinary secret armies in the world -- and how a small but rugged band of soldiers trains together, fights together, and taunts death together.

Inside the S.A.S.: The Story of the Amazing Elite British Commando Force

Ballantine Books

Inside the SAS

From the origins of the SAS behind Rommel's lines in the Sahara through the Malayan emergency, the Arabian skirmishes in Oman and Yemen, the debacle in Gibraltar and the regiment's unique role in the Gulf War, Tony Geraghty examines their successes and failures, the different ways successive British governments have exploited their expertise, their training methods and the skills the men acquire. He has spoken to the soldiers and officers who took part in the SAS' many operations, gaining insight into their activities, philosophy and morale. The author includes material on the Falklands campaign, the shoot to kill debate and previously unknown facts of the SAS' activity during the Gulf War. He has spoken to those who operated far behind the Iraqi lines and obtained previously unpublished photographs of their presence there. As with the original edition, this is a portrayal of a regiment always on call for the riskier military activities and who occupy a special place in the British Army. Tony Geraghty was the Sunday Times Defence Correspondent during the 1970s.

Who Dares Wins: The Story of the SAS 1950-1992

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