Bibliograph

Shoot to kill, a soldier's journey through violence, Michael Asher

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Shoot to kill, a soldier's journey through violence, Michael Asher

Language

eng

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Main title

Shoot to kill

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electronic resource

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Michael Asher

Sub title

a soldier's journey through violence

Summary

Michael Asher served in Northern Ireland with the Paras at the height of the IRA campaigns of the 1970s. He witnessed the result of using highly-motivated assault troops in 'peacekeeping operations'. His depiction of the strengths and weaknesses of the British Army's elite airborne forces comes from his personal experience of what it was like for ordinary soldiers. From the Paras to the SAS and then service with the Special Patrol Group in Northern Ireland, Michael Asher's military odyssey eventually led him to leave the forces for a new life in the Sudanese desert. This is a unique military memoir of a precocious and perceptive young man who joined the toughest army regiment in the world

Target audience

adult

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