--- product_id: 55217858 title: "SAS: Storm Front: The Storming Bestseller from the Author of Harrier 809" price: "27607CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/55217858-sas-storm-front-the-storming-bestseller-from-the-author-harrier store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # SAS: Storm Front: The Storming Bestseller from the Author of Harrier 809 **Price:** 27607CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** SAS: Storm Front: The Storming Bestseller from the Author of Harrier 809 - **How much does it cost?** 27607CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/55217858-sas-storm-front-the-storming-bestseller-from-the-author-harrier) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description ____________________ ‘As vivid and compelling as the best adventure thriller, and a fitting tribute to a small band of men who became heroes’ ANDY MCNAB ‘Gripping, revealing and extraordinarily well-researched, this is a riveting new account of a little known but crucial war’ SIR RANULPH FIENNES ____________________ Dawn. 19 July 1972 . A force of nearly three hundred heavily armed, well-trained guerrillas launches a surprise attack on the small fishing village of Mirbat. All that stands in their way is a troop of just nine SAS, aided only by an elite band of fighter pilots overhead. Two years earlier a Communist rebellion had threatened the Arabian Peninsula, in the strategically critical Sultanate of Oman . Following a covert intelligence mission, 22 SAS deployed their largest ever assault force against the rebels. But this was to be a bitter and hard-fought campaign culminating the Battle of Mirbat which would become a defining moment for the Regiment. Their heroism that day would remain part of the SAS legend for ever. Review: Britain's Cold War Secret - I bought this book on a whim, it looked good and the price was right but I really did not know what to expect. Well what a fantastic book and piece of history to stumble across!! The author conveys one of Britain's secret hot wars within the cold war period with unrivalled clarity. I simply did not appreciate this period of history within the British Armed forces prior to this. The entire campaign in Oman was of exceptional importance for a number of reasons, mainly oil and this explained (as it usually does) the reason for the UK's interest in the conflict. I really must take my hat off to the author, for not giving me one thrilling story, but several each with their own sub-plots, from the original coup, through to the initial Op JAGUAR and finally the epic battle of Mirbat from both the ground and the air, which quite frankly should be taught in all schools in the country alongside Rorke's Drift as an epic battle of desperation won against overwhelming odds. Rowland White also brings up some interesting points or criticisms which are very apt today, British politicians wanting to fight wars on the cheap without proper equipment, the lack of any real recognition of the battle and the embarassingly low MiD award to L/Cpl Labalaba when he was probably one of the SAS regiment's bravest soldiers in the battle and I have seen and read of VC's being given out for a lot less than his actions that day!! Finally the author makes some poignant observations about how this successfully conducted campaign against insurgency, though against communists, may be cross-applied to the modern conflicts we are in today in trying to maintain stable governments in various states around the world. It is almost as if this entire campaign has been forgotten by the British politicians, yet it would serve as a valuable template for the similar operations we find ourselves in today. If you want to learn more about British world influence in the Cold War, modern history of the SAS or simply just want a really good entertainingly told slice of British modern history, buy this book you will NOT be disappointed!!! Review: This is an excellent book despite being a little disjointed in places - This is an excellent book despite being a little disjointed in places, particularly at the start. It provided a very detailed historical context but I would have preferred this as a concise chapter at the start to set the scene. Some of the details could have been consigned to notes in an appendix. Without any experience as a pilot, some of the detail of how helicopters were quickly manoeuvred out of harms way went straight over my head. If you want an easier, faster-paced but less detailed account you might want to consider SAS Operation Storm: Nine men against four hundred by Roger Cole (who fought at the Battle of Mirbat) and Richard Belfield. One thing that has struck me about all accounts of this battle I have read is what a liability the 25-pound gun turned out to be; the SAS would have been better off with another GPMG. If the Adoo (enemy) had controlled it, it could have been turned and fired at the BATT house, killing all the SAS soldiers inside or destroying their sanctuary. The battle would have been lost and the outcome of the Oman Civil War might have been very different. This danger of the gun falling into Adoo hands was surely not lost on Labalaba who had the presence of mind to race across exposed ground to reach it; for a while he was helped but, for over an hour, he fired the gun single-handedly. He was eventually killed and surely deserves a posthumous Victoria Cross. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 353,933 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 107 in Aviation References 2,268 in World History (Books) 8,187 in Society, Politics & Philosophy | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 427 Reviews | ## Images ![SAS: Storm Front: The Storming Bestseller from the Author of Harrier 809 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91bsjOPil6L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Britain's Cold War Secret *by A***Z on 25 July 2012* I bought this book on a whim, it looked good and the price was right but I really did not know what to expect. Well what a fantastic book and piece of history to stumble across!! The author conveys one of Britain's secret hot wars within the cold war period with unrivalled clarity. I simply did not appreciate this period of history within the British Armed forces prior to this. The entire campaign in Oman was of exceptional importance for a number of reasons, mainly oil and this explained (as it usually does) the reason for the UK's interest in the conflict. I really must take my hat off to the author, for not giving me one thrilling story, but several each with their own sub-plots, from the original coup, through to the initial Op JAGUAR and finally the epic battle of Mirbat from both the ground and the air, which quite frankly should be taught in all schools in the country alongside Rorke's Drift as an epic battle of desperation won against overwhelming odds. Rowland White also brings up some interesting points or criticisms which are very apt today, British politicians wanting to fight wars on the cheap without proper equipment, the lack of any real recognition of the battle and the embarassingly low MiD award to L/Cpl Labalaba when he was probably one of the SAS regiment's bravest soldiers in the battle and I have seen and read of VC's being given out for a lot less than his actions that day!! Finally the author makes some poignant observations about how this successfully conducted campaign against insurgency, though against communists, may be cross-applied to the modern conflicts we are in today in trying to maintain stable governments in various states around the world. It is almost as if this entire campaign has been forgotten by the British politicians, yet it would serve as a valuable template for the similar operations we find ourselves in today. If you want to learn more about British world influence in the Cold War, modern history of the SAS or simply just want a really good entertainingly told slice of British modern history, buy this book you will NOT be disappointed!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is an excellent book despite being a little disjointed in places *by M***S on 31 December 2015* This is an excellent book despite being a little disjointed in places, particularly at the start. It provided a very detailed historical context but I would have preferred this as a concise chapter at the start to set the scene. Some of the details could have been consigned to notes in an appendix. Without any experience as a pilot, some of the detail of how helicopters were quickly manoeuvred out of harms way went straight over my head. If you want an easier, faster-paced but less detailed account you might want to consider SAS Operation Storm: Nine men against four hundred by Roger Cole (who fought at the Battle of Mirbat) and Richard Belfield. One thing that has struck me about all accounts of this battle I have read is what a liability the 25-pound gun turned out to be; the SAS would have been better off with another GPMG. If the Adoo (enemy) had controlled it, it could have been turned and fired at the BATT house, killing all the SAS soldiers inside or destroying their sanctuary. The battle would have been lost and the outcome of the Oman Civil War might have been very different. This danger of the gun falling into Adoo hands was surely not lost on Labalaba who had the presence of mind to race across exposed ground to reach it; for a while he was helped but, for over an hour, he fired the gun single-handedly. He was eventually killed and surely deserves a posthumous Victoria Cross. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent coverage of the war in Oman from 1970 to 1972 *by J***N on 12 September 2013* Rowland White covers the situation on the Omani side of the Arabian Peninsular from the time the British pulled out of Aden, turning what was the Peoples’ Democratic Republic of Yemen over to Marxists who had been backed in their struggle for independence by the Peoples’ Republic of China. He explains how Oman, which while being pro-British was ruled by the aged and eccentric Sultan Said bin Taimur, appeared to be yet another easy target for the Peoples’ Republic of China to stir-up political unrest and overthrow the Sultan using insurgents backed by forces from South Yemen. White details Britain’s clandestine involvement in the overthrow of the Sultan by his son – Qaboos bin Said, in basically a bloodless coup which resulted in the old Sultan ending his days in a private suite at London’s Dorchester Hotel, along with his extended entourage. The Omani insurgents and their Yemeni allies along with the Peoples’ Republic of China then stepped-up their campaign to overthrow young Sultan Qaboos, who in turn turned to Britain for support. This was secretly provided by the British Government with ex-officers of the RAF transferring to the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force, and members of the British Army to the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces as trainers, as well as the SAS training irregular Omani forces in Dhofar, the area adjoining Southern Yemen. The book relates the heroic activity of the few SAS and the supportive Sultan of Oman’s Air Force who miraculously lead Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces irregular troops to overcome vastly superior numbers of insurgents and thus winning the day for Sultan Qaboos bin Said who through good governance can now boast of a country with a very high standard of living for its citizens. 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