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First into Action

A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS

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First into Action

Written by: Duncan Falconer
Narrated by: Duncan Falconer
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This unique, gripping memoir is essential listening for anyone interested in the Special Forces and how they operate.

The Special Boat Service (SBS) has long been the forgotten sibling of British Special Forces, but no longer. Duncan Falconer's grippingly personal memoir finally lifts the lid on life, loss, training and operations in the toughest unit of them all—the SBS.

From joining up as a teenager, through SBS recruitment, training, and operational detachments, First into Action takes us on a journey through the SBS's history, operations and tactics seen through the lens of Duncan Falconer's remarkable story.

The SBS draws its manpower from the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Commando Units, and the Royal Marines are the oldest and most battle-honoured regiment in the world. First into Action is the first Special Boat Services memoir written from the inside.

©2022 Duncan Falconer (P)2022 Bonnier Books UK Armed Forces Military Military & War Politicians Politics & Activism War
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Good book about the SBS and how he got there, but it seems every sentence he pauses for 2-3 seconds, can be really off putting when you get to an engagement or otherwise gripping part.

Good author but bad storyteller

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