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OPERATORS: On the Streets with Britain's Most Secret Service (Pen & Sword Military Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Rennie
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 94927
Media: Paperback
Pages: 206
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1844150992
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9781844150991
Publication Date: November 2004
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Product Description
Few outside the security services have heard of 14 Company. As deadly as the SAS yet more secret, the Operators of 14 Company are Britain's most effective weapon against international terrorism. For every bomb that goes off 14 Company prevent twelve. The selection process is the most physically, intellectually and emotionally demanding anywhere in the world. Trained to operate under cover, Operators have at their disposal an arsenal of techniques and weapons unmatched by any other UK government or military agency. This is the true story of one Operator and of some of the most hair-raising military operations ever conducted on the streets of Britain.
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 Great reading for the professional soldier! August 20, 2006
John H. Jennings (Bedford, Texas USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What I like about this book is its apparent honesty. The author does not over inflate his achievements. If he were lying, the book would be more blood and guts and" I wuz there." He is careful to make clear that he was not personally involved in some of the incidents he relates. I found the details about the selection process and later operational skills to be fascinating.
What was also valuable is that you see that the selection process was not just a bunch of crap, but was actually required for the job to be done. His treatment of weapons and capabilities is straightforward and accurate.
The book also touches on the sometimes jealousy and cooperation between Company 14 and the SAS.
(There is the possibility that some facts were altered for security purposes. The book was vetted by the Ministry of Defense.)
Any young troop contemplating some type of special forces selection process would to well to read this book (there are others) to see what kind of head games you are in for.
Outstanding February 6, 2008
RpS (Arlington, Virginia)
A great book on the training and operations of an urban intelligence gathering organization (set int the context of Northern Ireland).
Recommend it highly.
The Operators December 30, 2007
P. J. Haskett (Queensland AUSTRALIA)
A very accurate description of this most unusual group of Servicemen and women. As a former soldier having served in Northern Ireland, I can understand why it took special people to do this job. An excellent insight into one of Britains most secretive operational units
Great book on 14 Intelligence company November 17, 2003
Eric Marsh (Sweden)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
A great book concerning details about training, deployment and surveillance techniques of the 14 Company. These guys are by far the most competent anti-terrorism force out there (when it comes to surveillance).
14 INT November 8, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
An excellent look at a military unit that is realitivly unknown and the covert operations that have taken place in Northern Ireland. Anyone interested in the conflict in Northern I reland or the British Army should read this book.
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