{"product_id":"sas-zero-hour-tim-jones-9781526713513","title":"SAS Zero Hour: The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service","description":"'The most comprehensive and enlightening version of these seminal events yet.'\u003cbr\u003e Sir Ranulph Fiennes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBritain's elite Special Air Service Regiment, the SAS, is one of the most revered - and feared - special-ops units in the world. Its high-profile operations include the spectacular storming of the Iranian Embassy in London on 5 May 1980 and the hunt for Osama bin Laden in southern Afghanistan following 9\/11. The regiment has become a byword for the highest possible standards in both conventional and unorthodox methods of warfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut where did it all begin? In this compelling book, Tim Jones tackles this fascinating question from a fresh perspective. It is commonly held that the regiment was the brainchild of just one man, David Stirling. While not dismissing Stirling's considerable contribution to the regiment's genesis, Jones's insightful investigation identifies all of the major factors that played a part in shaping the SAS, including the role of such notables as Dudley Clarke, Archibald Wavell and Claude Auchinleck, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing extensively on primary sources, as well as reassessing the more recent regimental histories and memoirs, SAS Zero Hour is an illuminating and provocative account of how this renowned regiment came into being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526713519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526713513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frontline Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Tim Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217453920511,"sku":"9781526713513","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_475de281-0d37-449d-bd2a-335051c95165.jpg?v=1771997317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sas-zero-hour-tim-jones-9781526713513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}