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Beyond No Mean Soldier: The Explosive Recollections of a Former Special Forces Operator
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Peter McAleese needs little introduction... His classic book No Mean Soldier was an immediate bestseller and set the bar for the modern military memoir. Few have since met its match. This completely revised and expanded edition sees a philosophical McAleese revisiting his time with Britains Parachute Regiment, the SAS, Rhodesias SAS and the South African Defense Forces 44 Para Brigade. Oh, and a few other adventures in and between Colombia, private military companies and near fatal skydiving accidents; mercenary, soldier of fortune or flawed ideologist? Nows your time to consider this and more as has McAleese himself. Its a compelling read and with the addition of previously unpublished photos from McAleeses private collection, theres no other way to describe it.Beyond No Mean Soldier does exactly that, going deep and further beyond the experience of No Mean Soldier. Over many months and into the early hours, McAleese reflected on his wide and expansive experiences the men hes served with and the operations hed 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 Paras 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.McAleese recounts all of this with amazing clarity and even more humility. Im just an ordinary person who happened to find himself doing extraordinary things he says. Yes, perhaps thats true to a point, but what rides through all of McAleeses narrative is his total commitment to the profession of arms soldiering. His attention to detail, his consummate knowledge of military skills from field craft to skill at arms; airborne operations to the tactics of small unit SAS operations.... All of this echoed by the commentary of the numerous individuals that served with McAleese. From around the world, dozens have contributed perspective, commentary and reflection. Pete does not take fools gladly and this is based upon his comprehensive combat experience where idiots will cause casualties Alistair Mackenzie Former 22 SAS Officer. I managed to get myself into some very nasty but also exciting scraps while latching on to the Pathfinders to see how they were shaping up as the socalled Philistines. They did excellently while under fire, proof that Peters selection and training regime paid high dividends Colonel Jan Breytenbach Former Commander 44 Para Brigade Pathfinder Company, Founder 32 Battalion. These are just two of the contributions featured in Beyond No Mean Soldier. In an age where we debate courage and leadership, its all here. Go Beyond No Mean Soldier, it will certainly change the way you see soldiering.
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