Absolutely breathtaking ... delicious ... an immense book ... If anyone wants to know what has been happening to Britain since the 1950s, it is difficult to imagine a more informative, or better-humoured guide ... Sandbrook’s chapters on the war have a Thucydidean coolness, balance and wisdom that is superb." A N Wilson, The Times

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I have read several of Dominic Sandbrook’s books before and so I was delighted to have the chance to read his latest. This book covers the period 1979-1982 (incidentally, 1982 was the year I met my husband, so this is a pretty special period for me). During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS.

But the programs given relatively free rein under Thatcher were part of a broader international shift to deregulation and monetarism that preceded the 1979 election in the UK. Fault lines were apparent in the post war Keynesian consensus by the mid 70s, especially after the OPEC countries raised oil prices, which increased inflation outside the direct control of national government. Who Dares Wins captures the period with clairvoyant vividness. Compulsively readable, the book will be indispensable to anyone who wants to understand these pivotal years.' - John Gray, New Statesman Brilliantly entertaining & informative history of 1970s and early 80s Britain. I now undersatnd why my parents thought Tony Benn was dangerous, and Michael Foot unsuitable for PM. I never really knew who Roy Strong was. Sandbrook made Margaret Thatcher (whom my parents consistently supported & who I never could) a *more* sympathetic character. First book I've read by this author. A good read, especially after disappointing efforts by once best selling authors such as Clive Cusler, Steve Berry & Wilbur Smith living off their names. His portrayal of Mrs Thatcher is partisan to a fault. Opposition voices are dismissed as belonging to weirdos and faint hearts.Don't take my word for it, read it and see what you think.

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I'd recommend this book for anyone interested in the SAS and the psychology behind what it takes to be the thinking soldier.Like its predecessors, Who Dares Wins is a rich mixture of political narrative and social reportage. It is scholarly, accessible, well written, witty and incisive. It fizzes with character and anecdote ... Superb. Piers Brendon, The Sunday Times This and related global developments led many to think that the post war consensus that governments could control their economies by simply switching taxation and spending policies was no longer effective or appropriate. Central planning was failing dismally in the eastern bloc communist countries, and aggregate, centralised government of economies in the democracies under the Keynesian model was also failing dramatically. Thatcher was also to develop and apply a rigorous program of microeconomic reform throughout the 1980s, to induce greater productivity and provide more opportunities for wealth creation. The policies included privatising government monopolies and government owned industries, deregulating product markets to allow competition to increase incentives for efficiency, reducing the power of the trades unions to disrupt the economy, and improving the level of home ownership (by allowing tenants to buy council housing). The period of transition was notable also for major disruptive reactions driven by the decimation of the traditional working class by industrial transformation. These changes were ephemeral rather than durable, albeit highly significant for many at the time. They included substantial protest marches by the newly unemployed, increasing racial tensions and riots in the inner cities, the reinvigoration of the CND anti nuclear campaigns, and Northern Ireland hunger strikes and related terrorist bombings. The tail end of the book is consumed largely by the Falklands conflict, Sandbrook deflating the usual narrative of a jingoist prime minister fighting a war that nobody bar the Sun supported and showing how not only was the idea of ceding sovereignty of the islands in the air before the war, it was actually the resistance of the Argentine government which prevented it from happening. The broader story, however, reveals a conflict brewing between rival media providers and the fractures within the Labour Party, foreshadowing issues that have become relevant again only recently.

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This book is an interesting read. Peppered with personal military experience, this book is narrated by Ant, Ollie, Foxy and Colin most well known for Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins television series. It offers some useful insights into how 'Elite' techniques can be utilised on Civvy Street: how to successfully self-motivate or how to deal with stress/emotion during job interviews for example. A statesman...waits until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasps the hem of His garment. All Or Nothing: the explosive new action thriller from bestselling author and SAS: Who Dares Wins star (Alex Abbott)In 2017, Fox co-authored the book SAS: Who Dares Wins: Leadership Secrets from the Special Forces, [6] with his fellow TV presenters and Special Forces soldiers Anthony Middleton, Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton and Colin Maclachlan. The book triggered an investigation by the British Ministry of Defence for alleged admissions of war crimes by the authors. [7] I've never read anything like this before so have nothing to compare it to. Either way, I enjoyed it and found it interesting from start to finish.