Unbreakable - The trailblazing SAS soldier who never backed down

About the author

Billy Billingham joined the Parachute Regiment in 1983 and the SAS in 1991. He spent nearly three decades in the British Military, twenty years of which were spent in the SAS; the pride of the UK’s elite special forces. He held an array of positions, culminating as Staff Sergeant Major, leading countless operational tours all over the world. Later, he served as a training instructor for the Regiment in counter terrorism, sniper, tracking, jungle warfare, navigation, demolition and sabotage, mountaineering, combat survival, and battlefield medical life. Billy led countless hostage rescues. Throughout his military career, he received numerous awards, including the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery and an MBE presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. After his military career ended, I became a bodyguard and looked after A-list celebrities before becoming Head of Security for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for many years. Now he works as Chief Instructor on Channel 4’s hit TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins, and as one of the Directing Staff on Fox’s version of the show, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.

Product details

• Authors: Melvyn Downes
• Assisted by: Billy Billingham (Foreword)
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 23.04.2026
• EAN: 9781529961102
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-6110-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, military history, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Air forces & warfare, Relating to Black British African people, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black