Soldier 'I': The story of an SAS Hero

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He wrote two books about his time in the Army: One Man's SAS and One Man's War in Korea, and was one of the first non-commissioned officers (NCOs) to write about the SAS, preceding such soldiers-turned-authors as Andy McNab and Chris Ryan. [45] A third book, Soldier Against the Odds: From Korean War to SAS, consisted of revised versions of his first two books together with some additional material. Andy McNab has said that "[Large's first two books] were recommended reading for Regiment candidates. He was instrumental in setting the template for future members of the Regiment." [45]

Soon B Company had taken out nearly 20 Argy trenches, tearing through them with machine-guns, grenades and bayonets. We can hear automatic fire and explosions upstairs. But that’s not our job and we’re not worried. I get to a room on the right. Blast it open and run in looking left and pointing my MP5. I know my partner Tak is jumping into the room pointing right. We thought we would head straight for the beach but, instead, we went round and round in endless circles like day-trippers on a municipal boating lake.MORE ITEMS BEING ADDED TO THE COLLECTION ON AN ONGOING BASIS , MAKING THIS A PERMANENT AND UNIQUE ADDITION TO THE DIVERSE COLLECTIONS HERE ON DISPLAY .

HOPEFULLY THIS PROVIDES YOU AS VISITORS WITH A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO THE HEROIC SAS AND INDEED OTHER SPECIAL FORCES THAT WE FEATURE HERE ON DISPLAY . BELOW: OPERATION NIMROD BLUE TEAM SAS TROOPER “BOB CURRY” WITH ANDY JONES DURING A PRIVATE VISIT TO LITTLEDEAN JAIL TO VIEW THE SAS OPERATION NIMROD EXHIBITION.

ABOVE AND BELOW : COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE FIGURINE DEPICTING COLONEL H JONES , 2 PARA ON DISPLAY IN AND AMONGST THE UK SPECIAL FORCES EXHIBITION AREA AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION , LITTLEDEAN JAIL

Scholey, Pete (2008). SAS Heroes: Remarkable Soldiers, Extraordinary Men. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-224-0. SAS Heroes: Remarkable Soldiers, Extraordinary Men. Above : Original privately commissioned oil painting by Gloucestershire artist Paul Bridgman of SAS Medic Tommy Tobin, DCM, who fought in Operation Storm during The Battle of Mirbat , Oman.She definitely got the farewell she deserved. This was the day when the SAS and all British forces gave her in death the honour she so richly earned in life. In Sunday’s Celebrity SAS finale, the last five competitors took part in a “resistance to interrogation” challenge, a key stage of SAS selection. There was an Argy trench directly in front of me. No enemy visible. One heavy machine gun in place. Couldn’t miss that. I was staring straight down its barrel. Ryan, Mike (2003). Secret Operations of the SAS. Zenith Imprint. ISBN 978-0-7603-1414-2. [ permanent dead link]

But the stakes were high. To the victor went the spoils and that meant the right to taunt the losers over free beer for weeks to come. A prize not to be scoffed at. One or two hands reached out and briefly clasped mine as they slipped by me into the darkness. Somewhere in the gloom a young para puked up with the tension. BELOW IS A BRIEF GALLERY OF SOME OF THE PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION ITEMS FROM ANDY McNAB , CHRIS RYAN AND OTHER SAS MEMBERS NOW ON DISPLAY HERE AT THE SAS EXHIBITION WHICH ARE FEATURED IN AND AMONGST VARIOUS OTHER BRAVO TWO ZERO RELATED EXHIBIT ITEMS . All of us wanted us to get the go ahead and get the job done. We all looked at each other and we knew it was on. The hostage takers had crossed the line. As soon as the doors went in we storm into the ground floor looking left and right and head for the cellar door to the left. I remember seeing loads of books and thinking ‘damn, this is our escape route and that lot will catch fire soon’.The stairs were now clear and we disappeared into the gloom of the basement. I fished a stun grenade out of my waistcoat and pulled the pin. Audio Armageddon, I thought, as I tossed the grenade into the darkness." Above : Original privately commissioned oil painting by Gloucestershire artist Paul Bridgman of Captain Mike Kealy, who was the Commanding Officer who fought in Operation Storm during The Battle of Mirbat , Oman. Andy McNab, Chris Ryan and Bravo Two Zero feature here at The Crime Through Time Collection at Littledean Jail within our SAS Who Dares Wins Counter Revolutionary Warfare (CRW) exhibition, so if you are in the area please do drop by and pay a visit . Cloaked by the mist, I lifted myself onto one knee, rifle at the ready, and peered down into the gloom of the trench. John McAleese - First man on the balcony during the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980 caught on live news. Team member for the BBC Television series SAS Survival Secrets