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Local Description2001. A trade paperback copy in near fine condition with only light creasing to a couple of corners of the wraps. DescriptionTerry O'Farrell's personal account of his career as an SAS soldier vividly captures not only the military actions of his time in Vietnam, but the human aspects of soldiering - from surviving the intense selection process and training, to dealing with the ever- present fear of combat. Author descriptionTerry O'Farrell enlisted in the Australian Army when the war in Viet Nam started gathering momentum. He completed two combat tours of Viet Nam as an SAS soldier and went on 40 patrols behind enemy lines as a forward scout, a patrol signaller and eventually as a patrol commander, and was wounded twice. Following Vietnam he remained in the Army rising through the ranks to Major. Terry now lives in Perth with his wife and four children. Table of contentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsGlossary of terms and abbreviations1 Early days2 Recruit training3 Infantry training4 SAS selection5 Pre-deployment training6 Arriving in Vietnam7 First patrol8 Cobras and the Don Khanh Hotel9 WIA10 No comms11 Contacts and ambushes12 Double bluff13 Action on the Firestone Trail14 Working with 22 SAS-Malaysia15 Exercise Sidewalk-Papua New Guinea16 Back to Nui Dat17 Caches and booby traps18 Elephants19 The May Tao Mountains20 SEAL operationsEpilogueAppendixIndex |