"Britain's elite Special Air Service Regiment, the SAS, is undoubtedly one of the most revered - and feared - special-forces units in the world." "Drawing extensively on primary sources, as well as reassessing the more recent regimental histories and memoirs, Jones presents an account that identifies such notables as Dudley Clark, Archibald Wavell and Claude Auchinleck, among others, as significant influences in the formation of this formidable regiment."--BOOK JACKET.