Soldiers without borders : beyond the SAS: a global network of brothers-in-arms / Ian McPhedran.
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TextPublication details: Pymble, N.S.W. : Harper Collins, 2008Description: xvi, 375 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780732285555 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Australia. Army. Special Air Service Regiment | Australia. Army. Special Air Service Regiment | Australia. Army. Special Air Service Regiment | Australia. Australian Army. Special Air Service Regiment | Australia. Army. Special Air Service Regiment | Australia. Australian Army. Special Air Service Regiment | Australia. Australian Army -- Commando troops | Australia. Australian Army. Special Air Service Regiment | Retired military personnel -- Employment | Veterans -- Employment | Veterans -- Employment -- Australia | Retired military personnel -- Employment -- Australia | Career changes | Career changes | Commando troops -- Retirement | Soldiers -- Retirement -- Australia | Soldiers -- Australia -- Retirement | Commando troops -- Retirement | Career changes | AustraliaDDC classification: 355.114 LOC classification: UA873.S6 | M36 2008Summary: "What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of the SAS after they leave the tight world of the military? For some, there are highly paid jobs as trigger men with security companies in the worlds war zones and trouble spots. But for many, unexpected adventures unfold. Some go on to establish and lead major corporations or to advise multinational companies about risk where the commercial stakes are high. Some join foreign defence forces, training new elite special forces in unusual places. For others, life takes a different twist. They become top government advisers and even hardened criminals. Most sinister of all is the shadowy world of black ops - risky, rewarding and adrenaline-driven jobs that governments always deny.But wherever they are, the former elite soldiers are never far from each other, bound in an exclusive global network of brothers-in-arms."--Provided by publisher.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 355.114 MCP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | al42000200689b |
Includes index.
"What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of the SAS after they leave the tight world of the military? For some, there are highly paid jobs as trigger men with security companies in the worlds war zones and trouble spots. But for many, unexpected adventures unfold. Some go on to establish and lead major corporations or to advise multinational companies about risk where the commercial stakes are high. Some join foreign defence forces, training new elite special forces in unusual places. For others, life takes a different twist. They become top government advisers and even hardened criminals. Most sinister of all is the shadowy world of black ops - risky, rewarding and adrenaline-driven jobs that governments always deny.But wherever they are, the former elite soldiers are never far from each other, bound in an exclusive global network of brothers-in-arms."--Provided by publisher.
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