Tom Petch Speed, Aggression, Surprise : The Secret Origins of the Special Multicolor

Awesome! ANDY McNAB You must read this book Colonel TIM COLLINS OBE Extraordinary Sir RANULPH FIENNES Forget what you thought you knew. Discover the REAL story of how the SAS was created. From exSAS Commander Tom Petch, this is the neverbeforetold story of how the worlds preeminent Special Forces came into existence. Flashing between dramatic accounts from the frontlines and power negotiations in Westminster, its an adventure that reaches from the trenches of the Western Front to piracy in the deserts of North Africa, to the final assault on Germany. Drawing on hidden archives and told with captivating drama, it focuses on two characters largely overlooked in the traditional narrative Dudley Clarke the mastermind, and William Fraser the frontline operator. Without them there would never have been an SAS. Gripping and fascinating... Packed with unforgettable characters and thrilling adventures WILL IREDALE, bestselling author of The Pathfinders Tom Petch Speed, Aggression, Surprise : The Secret Origins of the Special