No Mean Soldier: The Story of the Ultimate Professional Soldier in the SAS and Other Forces (Cassell Military History)
Peter McAleese was brought up in the tough Shettleston district of Glasgow. He joined the Parachute Regiment in 1960 and passed SAS selection in 1962. After service in the Borneo Campaign he left the British army and saw service as a mercenary solider in Africa and Latin America. McAlleese now runs a public house in Birmingham.