The Regiment: 15 Years in the SAS
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- Author：Rusty Firmin
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Summary
From its early beginnings in World War II， the Special Air Service （SAS） has won renown for some of the most dramatic， dangerous， and controversial special operations of the 20th century。 It is a secretive and mysterious unit， whose operations and internal structures are hidden from the public eye。 Now， one of its longest-serving veterans offers a glimpse inside its shadowy world。 Rusty Firmin spent 15 years with 'The Regiment' and was a key figure in the Iranian Embassy siege in May 1980。 He also served with the SAS in the Falklands and in Northern Ireland during the 1980s。 Now available in paperback， this is the unforgettable chronicle of Rusty's combat experiences--a fascinating and intimate portrayal of what it was like to be part of the world's most respected Special Operations Force。
Reviews
Tedly
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Very well written， a must read for military inclined reader。 One of the best special forces books I have read。 Plenty of information but you never felt as though you were reading something you shouldn't have。 On saying that there were a couple of items that were very eye opening。 Very well written， a must read for military inclined reader。 One of the best special forces books I have read。 Plenty of information but you never felt as though you were reading something you shouldn't have。 On saying that there were a couple of items that were very eye opening。 。。。more
Claire
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Really enjoyable book。。。 nice to listen to。。。 typical of all sas type biographies nonetheless interesting and exciting
Iain Harris
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Rusty tells it like it was。 No heroics or false bravado。 This is how he did it。 Not the same as the rest。 Not overtly critical， and more observational giving a personal insight into how the SAS were "back in the day" and post WW2。 Loved it。 Rusty tells it like it was。 No heroics or false bravado。 This is how he did it。 Not the same as the rest。 Not overtly critical， and more observational giving a personal insight into how the SAS were "back in the day" and post WW2。 Loved it。 。。。more
Craigo
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Nothing overly exciting or revealing。 Missed his timing by about 15 years I'd say。 Nothing overly exciting or revealing。 Missed his timing by about 15 years I'd say。 。。。more
Ian Phillips
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Brother in Arms One of the greatest books I have read ， as a former member ofthe armed forces i salute， the work Rusty has done very very well written 。
Kas
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Very detailed and insightful read on one man's years with 22 SAS Very detailed and insightful read on one man's years with 22 SAS 。。。more
Mark Crowther
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Book finished， 5*/5* a great read， from always being in bother， to joining up at 15， to serving 22 years， （15 of which were with the sas） to his promotion being put back due to him not being on the freemasons， and because his dad converted to fundamentalist Islam。 The only good thing Maggie Thatcher did was Op Nimrod which Rusty played a big part， being a Junior NCO but given the job of being blue team leader for Iranian Embassy Siege Op
barry broomhead
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Excellent read from start to finish and a good insight into the day to day life of a SAS soldier。
Addy Flynn
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Very accurate and a pleasure to read Rusty 👍
Rhemaboy
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A British heroThank you for everything you did in protecting us， a TRUE Brit！I courage is inspiring， I pray your latter life will be spent with your family
Steve Applegate
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The regimentAbsolutely fabulous book it is a fantastic it has insight into a man's career and life mostly career highs and lows a brilliant read especially if you are into military reads。 The regimentAbsolutely fabulous book it is a fantastic it has insight into a man's career and life mostly career highs and lows a brilliant read especially if you are into military reads。 。。。more
Dave Monds
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An enjoyable if light read An enjoyable if light run through the author’s illustrious career in the SAS。 The author was clearly a talented and dedicated warrior who even managed to find some time between beers to do some good work for queen and country。
DaveRed
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Cracking read from someone who’s ‘legend’ status is thoroughly deserved。 Can’t wait to start ‘go go go’ and sincerely hope there will be a lot more to come from the author 。
Chris Steeden
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Straight forward military autobiography。 Childhood， SAS selection along with thrills and spills in the Regiment。 No messing about。 No florid creative writing。 Sit yourself down with 10 pints of beer， a packet of peanuts and enjoy。 Want variety in your job？ Like to travel？ Then the SAS is for you。 There is a catch。 The selection to get in is a bit more difficult than an interview by three people in a cosy air-conditioned office。 If you do get in then you will find yourself in some extremely diffi Straight forward military autobiography。 Childhood， SAS selection along with thrills and spills in the Regiment。 No messing about。 No florid creative writing。 Sit yourself down with 10 pints of beer， a packet of peanuts and enjoy。 Want variety in your job？ Like to travel？ Then the SAS is for you。 There is a catch。 The selection to get in is a bit more difficult than an interview by three people in a cosy air-conditioned office。 If you do get in then you will find yourself in some extremely difficult situations be it in Belize， Brunei， Nepal， Northern Ireland， Germany， Canada， Falklands， Oman， Cyprus， Botswana， Indonesia， Australia， New Zealand， Nigeria or even the Iranian Embassy in London on 05-May-1980。 What does come through in the writing is the love for the job and the training / learning （surveillance， languages， driving， combat survival， parachuting， VIP protection and more）。 What I found a little disappointing is the amount of action or rather lack of it。 The first real SAS operation he was in， that he writes about， was the Iranian Embassy siege but this does not happen until halfway through the book。 Even an operation during the Falklands War is aborted and we are now three-quarters of the way through the book。 Surely the last quarter is going to be crash， bang， wallop…？ He seems to get in more fights through drinking too much beer in dodgy bars。 Has this book been severely redacted or was his 15 years in the SAS mainly training for himself and training other countries special forces？ I get the distinct feeling that a lot of the active operations are not detailed in the book which is no surprise due to the secrecy。 He does manage to crowbar in a little dig at Andy McNab though which is all a bit catty and not what you would expect from a seasoned SAS soldier。 I have not read any McNab or Chris Ryan books。 I wonder if they have more action in them than Firmin’s book？ 。。。more
Corto
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Well written， interesting book about life in the SAS by one of its luminaries。 A significant chunk of the book details his life before finally completing selection and continuation training， but this shouldn’t deter anyone considering reading it， as it sets the context and illustrates the long road to service in this unit。 There are areas I wish this book had expanded on。 For example， I would’ve liked to have known more about his deployments to Northern Ireland， but in general， I get the impress Well written， interesting book about life in the SAS by one of its luminaries。 A significant chunk of the book details his life before finally completing selection and continuation training， but this shouldn’t deter anyone considering reading it， as it sets the context and illustrates the long road to service in this unit。 There are areas I wish this book had expanded on。 For example， I would’ve liked to have known more about his deployments to Northern Ireland， but in general， I get the impression Firmin was being conservative with what he was willing to reveal。 The book was infused with the type of humor that is characteristic in the British military， and Firmin gives some frank opinions about certain incidents and SAS notables that he had firsthand knowledge of。 All in all， if you’re interested in SF memoirs， this is a good read， and I recommend it。 。。。more
Allan Harle
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A very interesting & honest book by someone who was a member of the SAS。 The writing style is very easy & I found it hard to put down。 Worth a read if you have an interest in the Regiment。
Steven Vickers
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Lightweight and easy to read， chronicling an eventful career within the world wide soldiering elite。 Will be reading his book on the Iranian embassy siege at some point I am sure！
Angie Handson
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