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_c19.99GBP
100 1 _aWILSON Dare
245 _aTempting the fates :
_ba memoir of service in the Second World War, Palestine, Korea, Kenya, and Aden /
_cDare Wilson
260 _aBarnsley :
_bPen & Sword Books,
_c2006
300 _axv, 240 p., [8] leaves of plates
520 _aMajor 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 _aBIOGRAPHY
_xDARE WILSON
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