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For good measure the General tells of his thrilling winter sports (skiing and cresta) and parachuting experiences.  His team of SAS free-fallers broke the World Record in 1962  -  tragically one member died. Dare may have lived life on the edge but the risks he has taken have always been carefully calculated.  Had they not been he would not still be an active fisherman and shot in his 90's.  This is a treasure trove of sporting stories.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49538500526353,"sku":"GOR006451573","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51681528938769,"sku":"GOR013657033","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51682342306065,"sku":"GOR008860285","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1783030054.jpg?v=1750994987"},{"product_id":"tempting-the-fates-book-dare-wilson-9781844154357","title":"Tempting the Fates","description":"General Dare Wilson saw action in France 1940 (Dunkirk), Italy and North West Europe (where he won his MC) with the Northumberland Fusiliers and later the Recce Regiment.  He then served in Palestine and Korea which he rates as the most vicious war he fought in.  He was picked to command 22 SAS and was responsible for basing them at Hereford.  His account of the world record-breaking free fall jump free falling from 34,000 feet makes thrilling reading ' one member died.  He went on to fight the Mau Mau in Kenya and was in the last party to leave Aden when we withdrew in 1968.  Dare then learnt to fly helicopters and commanded the fledgling Army\/Air Corps. We believe that this is one of the most enthralling of the many superb memoirs we have published.  Certainly it is the widest in its scope and makes for thrilling reading.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49561410437393,"sku":"GOR005796415","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49800137605393,"sku":"GOR002591760","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50274436907281,"sku":"GOR010967999","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1844154351.jpg?v=1751185637"},{"product_id":"with-6th-airborne-division-in-palestine-1945-48-book-dare-wilson-9781844157716","title":"With 6th Airborne Division in Palestine 1945-48","description":"The 6th Airborne Division was a major element of the British Security Force in Palestine between September, 1945 and May 1948. Faced with the unenviable task of upholding the law in a lawless country, the individual British soldier had to face continual opposition from a hostile Jewish community. This story is described by General Wilson, then a Major, who served with the division during this period. The mission of British forces was simply \"to keep the peace\". To achieve this goal, the 6th Airborne Division conducted a variety of counter-insurgency operations in both urban and rural environments. These operations were designed to locate illegal arms caches, limit Jewish-Arab violence and capture dissidents who had attacked British positions. The destruction of the King David Hotel, the most famous terrorist attack of the Mandate period, is treated in great detail. With 6th Airborne Division in Palestine 1945 - 48 is a tribute to the British soldier. It is also an excellent case study in unconventional warfare. It will be of great interest to any student of the intricate problem that Palestine presents.  SALES .\tAcclaimed account of the bitter struggle between Arabs, Jews and British .\tThe area remains in a state of conflict some 60 years later – and seldom out of the news .\tFirst-hand anecdotes of operations against terrorist insurgents and atrocities such as the bombing of the King David Hotel .\tBy the author of the popular Tempting the Fates.  AUTHOR Major General Dare Wilson CBE MC was a professional soldier whose remarkable wartime and peacetime career was graphically described in Tempting the Fates (2006).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49931010474257,"sku":"GOR006512224","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49931981553937,"sku":"GOR010754485","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53419953651985,"sku":"GOR012575663","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1844157717.jpg?v=1751424861"},{"product_id":"tempting-the-fates-book-dare-wilson-9781473853416","title":"Tempting the Fates","description":"An action-packed memoir covering fighting in WW2, Korea and numerous other 'small' wars.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51681845477649,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51681845936401,"sku":"GOR008967118","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1473853419.jpg?v=1751306298"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-dare-wilson.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}