Shoot to Kill: From 2 Para to the SAS

Shoot to Kill: From 2 Para to the SAS

Michael Asher's investigation into the famous SAS operation, THE REAL BRAVO TWO ZERO was one of the Sunday Times top ten best-selling titles in 2002. <br /><br /><br /><br />In SHOOT TO KILL he reveals his own military background: how he joined the elite 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment and later, the SAS. <br /><br /><br /><br />Told he would fail the arduous training regime, he proved them all wrong and earned his 'wings' and red beret.<br /><br /><br /><br />Michael Asher served in Northern Ireland with the Paras at the height of the IRA campaigns of the 1970s. <br /><br /><br /><br />He witnessed the impact of using highly-motivated assault troops in 'peacekeeping operations'. <br /><br /><br /><br />His depiction of the strengths and weaknesses of the British Army's elite airborne forces comes from his personal experience of everyday life for ordinary soldiers.<br /><br /><br /><br />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. <br /><br /><br /><br />This is a unique military memoir of a precocious and perceptive young man who joined the toughest army regiment in the world.<br /><br /><br /><br />Michael Asher served in the Parachute Regiment and SAS. A fluent Arab speaker, he has lived for years among the Bedouin peoples. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.<br /><br /><br />