Special Ops Heroes by Michael Ashcroft

Special Ops Heroes by Michael Ashcroft

Special Ops Heroes tells the extraordinary stories behind Lord Ashcroft's collection of SAS and other Special Forces medals - the largest of its kind in the world. The action-packed stories span some sixty years from the exploits of the newly-formed SAS early in the Second World War to the end of the twentieth century. It features several remarkable groups of medals for some of the most audacious escapades of the Second World War as well as more recent medals awarded for bravery in Northern Ireland, Darfur and at the Iranian Embassy Seige in London.

Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, is an international businessman, author and philanthropist.

He has a life-long interest in bravery and gallantry medals. His collection of Victoria Crosses - the largest in the world - and George Crosses can be seen in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, alongside other similar decorations owned by, or in the care of, the Imperial War Museum in London. He is also a Trustee of the Imperial War Museum Foundation Ltd, Vice Patron of the Intelligence Corps Museum and a principal benefactor to the Bomber Command Memorial, donating £1 million to the cause.

The author's royalties from each of his books on gallantry have been donated to military charities.

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ISBN 13	9781472223968
ISBN 10	1472223969
Title	Special Ops Heroes
Author	Michael Ashcroft
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2014-11-06
Number of pages	352
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