The SAS: The Savage Wars of Peace: 1947 to the Present:Revised Edition (Penguin Classic Military History S.) - Softcover

This sequel to Anthony Kemp's definitive THE SAS AT WAR takes the story of the most efficient fighting unit in the world from its post-war hibernation to its role as a valued component in the British army, campaigning in Malaya, Borneo, South Arabiaand Oman. Since 1969 elements of the regiment have been stationed more or less permanently in Northern Ireland in under-cover roles. It was at about this time that the SAS became involved in counter-terrorist activity, since when a cloak of secrecy has fallen over its workings. The author brings the story of the SAS up to date, covering the its role in the storming of the Iranian Embassy, the Falklands War, the shooting of IRA suspects in Gibraltar and the clandestine operations of the Gulf War.

Anthony Kemp is a military historian and television producer/director living in France. He is the author of THE SAS AT WAR 1941-45, THE SECRET HUNTERS and THE UNKNOWN BATTLE - METZ 1944.