{"product_id":"pilgrim-days-alastair-mackenzie-9781472833198","title":"Pilgrim Days: A Lifetime of Soldiering from Vietnam to the SAS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis title details the author's unique military experience, from platoon command in the jungles of Vietnam, through service with the Paras in Northern Ireland and commanding a troop in the legendary 22 SAS, to operating with the ParaBats in South Africa and training the Special Forces of Oman. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go, Always a little further; it may be, Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf there was ever anyone who went a little further, a little beyond, it was Alastair MacKenzie. In a career spanning 30 years, MacKenzie served uniquely with the New Zealand Army in Vietnam, the British Parachute Regiment, the British Special Air Service (SAS), the South African Defence Force's famed ParaBats, the Sultan of Oman's Special Forces and a host of private security agencies and defence contractors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMacKenzie lived the soldier's life to the full as he journeyed the Golden Road to Samarkand. This extraordinary new work from the author of \u003ci\u003eSpecial Force: The Untold Story of 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS)\u003c\/i\u003e vividly documents the experience of infantry combat in Vietnam, life with the Paras, the tempo of selection for UK Special Forces, covert SAS operations in South Armagh and SAS Counter Terrorist training on the UK mainland, vehicle-mounted Pathfinder Brigade insertions into Angola, and maritime counter-terrorism work in Oman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alastair MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472833198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472833198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Alastair MacKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935484346623,"sku":"9781472833198","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3219096a-99ac-45ea-ad26-32e748fc341e.jpg?v=1681420073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pilgrim-days-alastair-mackenzie-9781472833198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}