Product Description

Entering the SAS after serving with the Royal Green Jackets, Gaz Hunter was following a family tradition. His missions have ranged from extracting hostages in Sierra Leone to counter-terrorist operations in Northern Ireland - and he has always led from the front. A former senior NCO of the SAS, Hunter is the highest-ranking member of the regiment to tell his story yet. It is a story about British foreign policy, and the secret war which has been waged against foreign threats to the British and their allies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #169677 in Books
• Published on: 1999-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 338 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent read from the highest ranking SAS man so far
Ive just finished this book and it is an excellent action-packed, true life, adventure.

This isnt for the weak of heart as some of the descriptions are particularly extreme. Take for instance what the Mujahadin do to the two teenage Russian soldiers they found alive following an ambush. I have never heard of anyone treating another human being in such a gruesome manner...

Gaz Hunter also provides details of other wars waged including NI, Waco and an overview of what went on behind the scenes of Bravo Two Zero. Hunter having been the commander of Bravo One, Two and Three Zero patrols.

To anyone who likes this stuff; Buy it....

Excellent SAS Action
I have just finished reading The Shooting Gallery and want to let everyone know what an excellent read the book is. Unlike other authors Gaz Hunter puts a different perspective into life within the SAS. He goes back a long way and initially talks about how the SAS was not as effective as it could or should have been. He talks through the command structure and the need for change to combat new and different enemies. Over time the author takes us through the operations he was on and describes in great detail operational sucesses and failures both within the regiment and working for other security services. Throughout the book his frustration never goes away and this is shown by actually leaving the Regiment. He returns and progresses through the ranks but his frustrations with the hierarchy never go away. He gives an insight into Bravo Two Zero and how that operation may have happened differently if he was allowed to take up his command. Overall my favourite book out of all the current crop of SAS authors. Well worth a read.

Excellent SAS Autobiography
In the growth industry of SAS autobiographies, Gaz Hunter's is best for its description of operations around the world, including those he participated under the auspicies of MI6 or as a mercenary. Unlike Andy McNab or Cameron Spence, Hunter does not concentrate on the dynamics between individual SAS members, and surprisingly (compared to other SAS writers), breezes through his description of Selection. Hunter is a bit of a contradiction. The son of a veteran SAS officer, Hunter nevertheless leaves the Regiment twice in his life. Concerned for his family life, he nevertheless makes no apologies for putting the SAS and operations first. Readers looking for an insight as to life in the SAS might be disappointed: Hunter does not get into as much detail as Andy McNab does in Immediate Action. But highlights of The Shooting Gallery include descriptions of Northern Ireland, MI6-sponsored work in Afghanistan, and his observance of the Waco fiasco. The one disappointment I had with The Shooting Gallery is that Hunter does not seem to reflect much upon his experiences. Whereas McNab and Spence seem to have placed their experiences in perspective, I'm not sure if Hunter has. Maybe has really hasn't. Still a good read, but even better if you have read both of McNab's and Spence's books as well.