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Steel from the Sky: The Jedburgh raiders, France 1944
Steel from the Sky: The Jedburgh raiders, France 1944
By Roger Ford
Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq
Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq
By Nicholas Moore & Mir Bahmanyar
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    The 4 on the balcony of the Embassy Seige

    I have been reading the book Go Go Go about the raid on the Iranian Embassy by Rusty Firmin and have been trying to match up names to faces which have been broadcast. He names the 4 on the front balcony as Mel Parry, John McAleese (already on this site), Thomas (Tommo) MacDonald and Trooper...
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    SAS hero's Iranian embassy siege medal sold

    Sergeant Tommy Palmer. Medals earned during the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy in London and others awarded for the SAS hero's service in Northern Ireland, Dhofar in Oman and the Falklands, including buyer's premium were sold at auction for ?98,750...
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    Soldier I

    Reading GO,GO,GO by Rusty Firmin just now about Iranian Embassy Seize. One of the photos shows part of the entry team going through a rear window and Firmin identifies himself without gloves. He names the person behind him holding the MP5 with torch attached as "The Mink (Pete Morrison). This...
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    Melville Townsend - 22 SAS

    A set of military medals, including the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for gallantry, have been sold for ?120,000 at auction. Captain Melvill K "Taff" Townsend, from Newport, was in the SAS when he was awarded the DCM for his actions while under ambush in the Middle East. Also under the...
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