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BL
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1009770
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b764140
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| Main Entry
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McKay, Gary.
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| Title & Author
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On patrol with the SAS : : sleeping with your ears open /\ Gary McKay.
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| Publication Statement
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New South Wales :: Allen & Unwin,, 2007.
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xxi, 305 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1741752884
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: 9781741752885
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| Notes
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"First published in 1999 under the title: Sleeping with your ears open"--Title page verso.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-298) and index.
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| Contents
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Machine derived contents note: I The SAS trooper 1 -- 2 Cutting the mustard Io -- 3 The SAS patrol 28 -- 4 Borneo-the proving ground 51 -- 5 Papua New Guinea 76 -- 6 Fine-tuning 83 -- 7 Viet Nam 90 -- 8 Getting ready -- patrol preparation 105 -- 9 Getting in 118 -- Io The daily routine I4I -- II Getting close 158 -- 12 Getting personal 176 -- 13 Getting out 192 -- 14 Targets down, patch out 233 -- 15 The opposition 253 -- Epilogue 263 -- Notes 277 -- Bibliography and sources 297.
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| Abstract
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This volume seeks to take the reader into the heart and soul of the Australian Army's Special Air Service Regiment. It provides an insight into the rigours of the SAS selection process, training, and combat behind enemy lines in Borneo and South Vietnam.
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Australia.-- Commando troops.
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Australia.-- Foreign service-- Borneo.
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Australia.
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Australia.
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Australia.
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Australien
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Personal narratives, Australian.
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Armed Forces-- Commando troops.
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Armed Forces-- Foreign service.
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Soldat
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Vietnamkrieg
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Borneo
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Borneo.
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| Dewey Classification
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358.41310994
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| LC Classification
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UA872.M38 2007
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| Added Entry
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McKay, Gary.
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