by RobinHorsfall (Author)
Robin Horsfall shot and killed the terrorist commander inside the Iranian Embassy when the SAS stormed the building. He served with the SAS during the Falklands war and on subsequent counter-terrorist operations. He tells his personal odyssey from boy-soldier to paratrooper with insight and wisdom. His enemies were not just terrorists: he fought the institutionalized brutality of the Parachute Regiment -- and his own inner demons. He learned the difference between physical and moral courage; between officers who expect you to be ready to die for them, and those who actually want you to get killed so they can win a medal. It's an action-packed narrative, but so much more than another Rambo-style romp. Robin reveals some painful truths, not least the ordinary SAS mens' view of General de la Billiere and his orders for a kamikaze mission to Argentina. This is the best, no-holds barred, personal account of an SAS trooper ever published.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Cassell
Published: 10 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 0304364614
ISBN 13: 9780304364619
Book Overview: Action-packed narrative by the SAS man who killed the terrorist commander in the Iranian Embassy What it was really like in the Paras and SAS Brutal, no-holds barred account of frontline soldiering