Tempting the fates : (Record no. 8778)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1844154351 (hbk) :
Terms of availability 19.99GBP
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name WILSON Dare
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Tempting the fates :
Remainder of title a memoir of service in the Second World War, Palestine, Korea, Kenya, and Aden /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Dare Wilson
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Barnsley :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Pen & Sword Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 240 p., [8] leaves of plates
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Major General Dare Wilson's academic life was cut short by the outbreak of the Second World War, and not resumed for a further 33 years of military life during which he commanded the SAS, and became first Director of Army Aviation. On leaving the Army he completed his university education and began a second career in civilian life. In between work General Dare participated in sports such as skiing, bobsleighing, and sky diving (including leading the SAS team that set a world free fall altitude record).
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element BIOGRAPHY
General subdivision DARE WILSON
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 11/12/2007 2 920 WIL 22927-1001 04/06/2008 1 03/01/2024 Book