Special ops heroes
Subtitle: true stories of exceptional bravery beind enemy lines
By: Michael Ashcroft ; foreword by Andy McNab
Publisher: Headline; Headline Book Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781472223968; 9781472223951
Subjects: Heroes; Special forces (Military science); History
Description: Special Ops Heroes tells the extraordinary stories behind Lord Ashcroft's collection of SAS and other Special Forces medals - the largest of its kind in the world. The action-packed stories span some sixty years from the exploits of the newly-formed SAS early in the Second World War to the end of the twentieth century. It features several remarkable groups of medals for some of the most audacious escapades of the Second World War as well as more recent medals awarded for bravery in Northern Ireland, Darfur and at the Iranian Embassy Seige in London.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index.