Perth, Northbridge: Access Press, Date: 1997. 1st ed.. Hardback large wide octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, illustrated endpapers, black & white text-photos, small scuff top spine, top corners covers little bumped, minor edgewear, owner name & address label spine & front free flyleaf. 416 pp. (This copy: Hardcover edition, Access Press, 1997, which has the same ISBN as the paperback edition of 1998.) A 40th Anniversary Project undertaken by the National Secretariat of the Australian Special Air Force Association. The book details, in over 1000 captioned pictures, the day to day life of the SAS soldier, at home in Australia and on overseas service in Vietnam, the Himalayas and elsewhere. The first chapter shows the history of the unit. The last chapter is about the Blackhawk tragedy of 1996 in Somalia. This book, edited by M. J. Malone, is the result of years of research and collection. Published in a limited edition of 1500 copies. The editor is a former S.A.S officer, holder of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM), and now a rare book dealer. (SAS details of the former owner on the front flyleaf.). 1997. Access Press ISBN 0864451148 9780864451149 [AU]

ISBN10: 0864451148, ISBN13: 9780864451149, [publisher: Access Print , Northbride . Western Australia] Hardcover First Edition Book condition is fine. RARE BOOK. Hard cover book. No Dust Jacket. Front and back of book boards clean. Book block clean. Spine intact. Excellent condition. This book published in a Limited edition of 1500 copies with 150 copies deluxe leather bound in Western Australia Emu Hide, Numbered and in slip case. Extra Attention this book is NOT with Emu Hide. This book is book which no military historian can afford to be without it commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the information of the Australian Special Air Service. From the First chapter, in which an excellent introduction by Major General Neville Smethurst encapsulates the history of the unit, to the last chapter in which the Blackhawk Tragedy on 1996 is an finale, the book details, in over a thousand captioned pictures, the day to day life of the S.A.S. Appalling conditions on patrol in Vietnam and other places, awesome experiences mountaineering in the Himalayas and elsewhere, the dreadful poverty of the people inm the third world countries, happy days in various canteens, the contribution of the wives of the servicemen through the Ladies Auxiliary, an Honour Roll for those services have been officially recognised, and an in Memoriam for those no longer present at roll call, it is all here an In this mammoth work, result of years of research and collection. Mick Malone, who edited the wor ...
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