"Whether fighting rebels in the jungles of Malaya, providing bodyguard training for foreign heads of state, combating international terrorism or conducting operations deep behind enemy lines in the Gulf War, the SAS and its superbly trained men, past and present, have been essential to the UK's ability to punch above its weight in the international arena. " "Combining dramatic eye-witness accounts from the thick of some of its most famous actions with an in-depth analysis that only he is qualified to give, Ken Connor provides the first complete picture of the SAS and presents a startling and controversial blueprint for its future. "--Jacket.