SAS Secret War

by Tony Jeapes

Book Overview

In 1970 the SAS was called in to support the Sultan of Oman's armed forces in their bitter struggle against a Communist-backed insurrection. The task in hand was not to obliterate the enemy, for these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 000472514X
• ISBN13: 9780004725147
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

this is NOT a novel

this book is about an obscure (to Americans) low-level conflict in the nation of Oman, south of Saudi Arabia. The war, fought from the late 60's through the mid 70's involved a marxist rebel force hiding out in the jebel terrain of western Oman and an irregular native force called firquats that were trained and led by the British Special Air Service. Tony Jeapes was commander of SAS forces at two different points during the war and his narrative covers the issues of raising, training and cooperating with simple muslim soldiers. All the events described actually occured-this is NOT a novel as the previous reviewer claims. In fact this book is still used in Britains Sandhurst Military Academy and in the United States Army as a model for counter-insurgency and low-level conflict. General Jeapes is not a professional writer but his style is simple and readable, conveying accurate information about special forces issues and activities. This book is very relevent today, especially with regards to Afganistan.