SAS IN THE GULF WAR

Resoconto delle operazioni condotte dai SAS britannici durante la Guerra nel Golfo negli anni 1991, nella testimonianza dei soldati che parteciparono alle azioni. Ampia trattazione della collaborazione tra i SAS e le altre unità impegnate nella guerra contro Saddam Hussein e delle armi ed equipaggiamenti in dotazione quali l’allora rivoluzionario Global Positioning System.

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The 1991 Gulf War will forever be associated with Iraqi Scud missiles and the efforts of one special forces unit to hunt them down and destroy them: the British Special Air Service (SAS). In fact, the SAS’s role in the conflict was much broader than Scud hunting, but for some years the Regiment’s campaign during the conflict was shrouded in secrecy and misinformation, and little that was printed fully explained what the SAS did during the United Nations war against Saddam Hussein.

SAS in the Gulf War is the full, dramatic story of the SAS in the Gulf War, and reveals how Britain’s super elite played an integral part in the eventual Allied victory.

Drawing upon unpublished accounts from SAS soldiers who fought in the war, as well as information that was previously classified, SAS in the Gulf War paints a vivid picture of what it’s like to fight as an elite soldier, and what SAS operations were actually like behind Iraqi lines. Read about the special relationship that grew up between SAS soldiers and the Royal Air Force helicopter crews who flew teams deep into enemy-held territory; the heart-rending tale of the patrol codenamed ‘Bravo Two Zero’ and its desperate attempts to flee hordes of heavily armed pursuers; the breathtaking accounts of combat between SAS mobile fighting columns and Iraqi Scud launcher teams and armoured units; and the successful SAS role in the collation of intelligence from the Kuwaiti resistance.

But the book is much more than a collection of first-hand accounts. It is also the definitive guide to every aspect of SAS operations in the Gulf War. Thus, it discusses where the SAS fitted in strategically with regard to the rescue of Western hostages and border reconnaissance; the cooperation between the SAS and US elite units; and much more. The book also takes a look at the weapons and equipment used by the SAS in the Gulf, such as the then revolutionary Global Positioning System, SAS Land Rovers, SAS small arms and customized support weapons.