Gaz Hunter
BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR
- Title: The Shooting Gallery
- Description:
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent SAS Autobiography, 23 Jan 2001
By C. J. Husing "fact275" (California United States) - See all my reviews
In the growth industry of SAS autobiographies, Gaz Hunter's is best for its description of operations around the world, including those he participated under the auspicies of MI6 or as a mercenary. Unlike Andy McNab or Cameron Spence, Hunter does not concentrate on the dynamics between individual SAS members, and surprisingly (compared to other SAS writers), breezes through his description of Selection. Hunter is a bit of a contradiction. The son of a veteran SAS officer, Hunter nevertheless leaves the Regiment twice in his life. Concerned for his family life, he nevertheless makes no apologies for putting the SAS and operations first. Readers looking for an insight as to life in the SAS might be disappointed: Hunter does not get into as much detail as Andy McNab does in Immediate Action. But highlights of The Shooting Gallery include descriptions of Northern Ireland, MI6-sponsored work in Afghanistan, and his observance of the Waco fiasco.
