Beyond no mean soldier : the explosive recollections of a former special forces operator / Peter McAleese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mcaleese, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa. South African Defence Force--History--20th century.

South Africa.

South Africa--History--20th century--Personal narratives, British.

South Africa--Social conditions--1961-1994.

Parachute troops--Biography.

Parachute troops.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Personal narratives.

Personal narratives -- British.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Solihull, West Midlands, England : Helion & Company : G G Books, 2015.

Summary:

"McAleese reflects on his wide and expansive experiences - the men he's served with and the operations he'd conducted. Here in startling detail are the Aden insurgency, covert operations with the Rhodesian SAS and one of the first ever operational HALO inserts in British military history. Heart pumping assaults on SWAPO positions with 44 Para's Pathfinder Company and the sheer terror of flawed mercenary operations in Angola with the likes of 'Colonel Callan'; near death in Colombia when an assassination attempt went terribly wrong."--Book.

Contents:

List of photographs; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 First Principles; 2 Planning and Preparation; 3 Retirement; 4 Catharsis; 5 Interesting Work Abroad; 6 Trigger Time; 7 The Death of a Country; 8 High Standards are the Only Ones Acceptable; 9 A State of Emergency; 10 Guardians of the Myth; 11 The Colombian Adventure; 12 The Colombian Adventure: Part 2; The Reckoning; Appendices; A Chart showing Rhodesian counter-insurgency command and control structure; B Confidential report by 44 Parachute Brigade of South African Defence Force; C Operation Phoenix Orders: Given at La Gagua

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781911096795

1911096796

OCLC:

956646414