Richard
Meeting the SAS
October 9, 2007 12:00 AM
I have a great job. On Wednesday, I was paid to go down to the National Army Museum in London to meet with the author of one of our upcoming books on the SAS (Special Air Service Regiment). Pete Scholey is an ex-SAS man himself and has already published an account of his time in the regiment called The Joker. (If you get the chance, do read The Joker as it is a great book: funny, moving and an incredible insight into one of the best special forces regiments in the world.) When you meet him, you realise how he came by the nickname as he never stops joking. He brought with him some ex-SAS mates and all of them were the friendliest men you could ever hope to meet. You couldn't even begin to imagine some of the incredible experiences they have been through.
After the meeting, we also got to have a quick look round the museum. There are some great exhibitions there spanning the experiences of the British Army, including one on the soldiers of 16 Air Assault Brigade, covering their experiences fighting in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in 2006. It really brings home the personal experiences of the soldiers serving out there.
I love my job...
COMMENTS
Congratulations on your meeting with some of the SAS. As part of an organization that does not like to reveal much to outsiders, your get together must of been a real treat.
Let me take this opportunity to state that we could use some updated SAS books from Osprey. While I like James Shortt and Angus McBride's Men at Arms title, its over 25 years old. I would like to see the following Elite titles:
The Special Air Service 1941-45.
The Special Air Service 1947-2007.
The Special Air Service: The Commonwealth
A Warrior title would be great too, but I would like to see SAS operatives in the Falklands, the Gulf Wars, Afghanistan, the Balkans, and Sierra Leone covered.
Looking forward to "Who Dares Wins: Special Forces Heroes of the SAS" in March!
Posted by: Gene | October 09, 2007 at 04:57 PM
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Gene- I think that is a great idea.
Posted by: xeoran | October 15, 2007 at 03:42 PM
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The SAS do a lot of things that we will never know
They deserve our respect.Carry on
Posted by: Ludwig | October 25, 2007 at 04:54 PM
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Ditto to Gene's post on Osprey putting out some updated books; I especially would like to see S.A.S. books on particular conflicts like the Falkland's, Balkans etc etc. thanks and keep up the good work!
Posted by: Jacques Francois | October 28, 2007 at 05:51 PM
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