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_aTempting the fates : _ba memoir of service in the Second World War, Palestine, Korea, Kenya, and Aden / _cDare Wilson |
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_aBarnsley : _bPen & Sword Books, _c2006 |
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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). | ||
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_aBIOGRAPHY _xDARE WILSON |
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