Who Dares Wins
eBook - ePub

Who Dares Wins

The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980

  1. 64 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Who Dares Wins

The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980

About this book

For 5 days in May 1980, the world watched as the SAS performed a daring raid on the Iranian Embassy in London. Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as "a brilliant operation'' the raid was a huge success for the SAS, rescuing 19 hostages with near-perfect military execution, although 2 hostages were killed by terrorists. Despite the media attention, details of the siege are still largely unknown and those involved and the identities of the SAS troopers themselves, remain a closely guarded secretThis book takes an in -depth look at the siege, revealing the political background behind it and analysing the controversial decision by the Prime Minister to sign over control of the streets of London to the military. Artwork illustrates the moment the walls were breached and show how the strict planning of the operation was critical to its success. With input from those involved in the mission, the author strips away some of the mystery behind the best counter-terrorism unit in the world and their most famous raid.

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Yes, you can access Who Dares Wins by Gregory Fremont-Barnes,Howard Gerrard,Mariusz Kozik in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & British History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781846033957
eBook ISBN
9781780964683
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword
  5. Introduction
  6. Origins of the Raid
  7. The Seizure of the Embassy
  8. The SAS Assault
  9. Analysis
  10. Glossary
  11. Further Reading
  12. Related Titles
  13. Imprint