Sas: Secret War in South-East Asia : 22 Special Air Service Regiment in the Borneo Campaign, 1963-1966 - Softcover

SAS Secret War in South-East Asia; 22 Special Air Service Regiment in the Borneo Campaign, 1963-1966

Mass market paperback. Zustand: Very good. xii, [2], 300, [6] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. The author is the great-grandson of Charles Dickens. Captain Peter Gerald Charles Dickens DSO, MBE, DSC, RN (6 April 1917 - 25 May 1987) was a Royal Navy officer during World War II. From June 1942 Dickens was the Commanding Officer of HM MTB 234 and the Senior Officer of 21st MTB Flotilla when, in August 1942, he was awarded the MBE for saving his mined ship through damage control, and the Distinguished Service Cross in December 1942 for attacks on enemy shipping. In July 1943 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for skillful and daring attacks "in enemy coastal waters". Dickens was Captain of Chatham Dockyard and Chief Staff Officer to Rear Admiral Beloe between March 1961 to February 1964, and served as Naval Aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II from July 1964 to January 1965. From 1963 to 1966 Britain successfully waged a secret war to keep the Federation of Malaysia free from domination by Soekarno's Indonesia and by Chinese Communists. At the forefront of this campaign was the SAS, Special Air Service, an elite branch of the military whose essence is secrecy and whose tools are bold initiative, surprise, and high skill. As the conflict continued, SAS teams went beyond the borders into Indonesia, where they tracked clown enemy camps, fired on supply mutes, staged ambushes, and attacked the soldiers in their riverboats. By talking to those who were there, Peter Dickens has recreated what it was really like to fight in the jungles of Malaysia. He also captures the bravery and relentless pursuit of excellence that make the SAS the elite and prestigious regiment it is. First Ballantine Books Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Artikel-Nr. 77855

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