{"product_id":"9781529441918","title":"SAS: My Trial By Fire: True Stories and Life Lessons from SAS Selection","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Des Powell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutobiography: historical, political \u0026amp; military | True stories of heroism, endurance \u0026amp; survival | 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 | Military history | Special \u0026amp; elite forces | Military life \u0026amp; institutions | Military veterans | Outdoor survival skills\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2025 by Quercus Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages, 8-page colour plate section \u003cbr\u003e163mm x 242mm x 30mm | 540g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDes Powell left school with no qualifications and little in the way of formal education. At nineteen he signed up to join the Parachute Regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamously, the Paras is home to the UK military's second-toughest training regime after the SAS. Des Powell knows all about both. In fact, Des knows SAS selection better than anyone because he's done it twice. In SAS: Trial by Fire he tells the story of those gruelling tests: how Para training turned him into a soldier but, more crucially, how the SAS process turned him into a member of the elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDes describes exactly what it takes to be an elite special forces operator. From raw recruit to trained fighting machine - including the heart-breaking moment he was forced to withdraw, only to begin the process again - Des shares the details of his personal journey, itself a tale of prevailing against almost overwhelming odd. He teaches us valuable life skills by taking us deep into the training regime itself: fitness, navigation, endurance, weapons and combat training, survival techniques in hostile climates, the terrifying jungle phase, the dark arts of escape and evasion, the secret of surviving interrogation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one's lifted the lid on what it takes to join the SAS and become the best of the best. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Bravo Three Zero'A must read. Honesty, integrity and real experience that puts you in the thick of the action.' Billy Billingham'The story that needed to be told' Jason Fox'The attention to detail is unbelievable' Tim Lovejoy'Thrilling' Express\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55336560853367,"sku":"9781529441918","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781529441918.jpg?v=1750343037","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781529441918","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}