Soldier Against The Odds - From Korean War to SAS

Informationen zum Autor Donald "Lofty" Large was born in 1930 and joined the Army as a boy. He fought in Korea and spent two years in a prison-of-war-camp. After his release and rehabilitation, he joined the SAS and went on to serve in various conflicts around the world, from Malaya to Oman, from Aden to Indonesia. After his retirement, Large wrote two books about his Army career, preceding such authors as Andy McNab and Chris Ryan. He died in 2006. Klappentext Lofty Large refused to give up on his military career and defied the odds, passing the SAS selection course and going on to enjoy a long and eventful career with the Special Air Service. With that elite group Lofty served all over the world: in the mind-numbing cold, in the blazing desert heat and in sweat-drenched jungle warfare. Zusammenfassung Lofty Large refused to give up on his military career and defied the odds, passing the SAS selection course and going on to enjoy a long and eventful career with the Special Air Service. With that elite group Lofty served all over the world: in the mind-numbing cold, in the blazing desert heat and in sweat-drenched jungle warfare.

Product details

• Authors: Lofty Large
• Assisted by: Andy McNab (Introduction)
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9781780576954
• ISBN: 978-1-78057-695-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, Military life & institutions, Land forces & warfare, Military institutions, Land forces and warfare