Shadow Warriors

The Irish Army Ranger Wing

By: Paul O'Brien, Wayne Fitzgerald

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Paperback | 7 April 2020

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170 Pages

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19.84 x 12.85 x 0.91

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In the spring of 1980, the Irish Department of Defence sanctioned the establishment of a new unit within the Irish Defence Forces and the Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) came into being. In the decades that followed, its soldiers have been deployed on active service at home and abroad, generally without the knowledge of the wider public. The ARW is made up of seasoned men from across the island, who are selected through tough competition. Only the best of the best make it through and are trained in an extraordinary range of specialist skills. Being one of these elite operators takes more than simply being a skilled soldier - it means believing you are the best.

Shadow Warriors tells the story behind the creation of the ARW, from its origins in specialist counter-terrorism training in the late 1960s and the preparation of small unconventional units in the 1970s to the formation of the ARW itself in 1980 and its subsequent history. The first and only authoritative account in the public domain of this specialist unit, authors Paul O'Brien and Sergeant Wayne Fitzgerald have been granted access to the closed and clandestine world of Ireland's Special Forces, who train hard, fight harder and face unconventional types of warfare, yet prefer to stay out of the limelight.

Industry Reviews

'I really loved every single page of this awesome book. The introduction clearly shows what you may expect and when reading that is exactly what you get. A clear, to the point history of the ARW, starting with their origins and the way they evolved into an SF unit like they are now. Also superb info on their training. The thing I loved most about the book is the structure; short chapters coming directly to the point without the risk of becoming boring by its size. I absolutely recommend this book to people interested in military history as well as the freaks as myself :-), interested in SF units in all of their aspects. It gets my five stars, but if 10 were possible it surely would get them all' - Alain Conradi

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