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Duty Before Glory: The True WWII Story of SAS Original Reg Seekings (as featured on SAS Rogue...

Tony Rushmer

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Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
29 April 2025
The biography of remarkable SAS Original Reg Seekings, from his humble beginnings in the Cambridgeshire Fens to his instrumental role in the success of the SAS during the Second World War.

Starting at the very bottom of the ranks, Seekings was a farm labourer’s son who climbed from private to squadron sergeant-major and became one of the British Army’s most highly decorated non-commissioned officers of the Second World War. In short, Seekings was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. His is a remarkable story – one of fierce ambition, camaraderie, inner strength and heroism as he transcended humble beginnings in the Fen fields of Cambridgeshire. And he was there from the very first day of the SAS, which was born in the late summer of 1941.

Using audio material from the Imperial War Museum and previously unseen material from Reg’s collection of notebooks and handwritten accounts of operations, this is a comprehensive and engaging portrait of one of the unit’s all-time greats.
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Imprint:   Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   290g
ISBN:   9781789297591
ISBN 10:   1789297591
Pages:   304
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Tony Rushmer has been a journalist for twenty-five years, covering a wide range of top-class sport for national newspapers and magazines. His first book was the critically acclaimed The Triumph of Henry Cecil, which was one of three finalists for the 2019 Dr Tony Ryan Award. Tony established his own sports PR business in 2005 and his clients have included Newmarket Racecourses, the PGA and World Snooker. He lives near Newmarket, in the UK.

Reviews for SAS: Duty Before Glory: The True WWII Story of SAS Original Reg Seekings (as featured on SAS Rogue Heroes)

An in-depth and highly engaging portrait of SAS Original and one of the unit’s all-time greats, Reg Seekings, written with the support of the Seekings family. Reg Seekings is the great unsung hero of the wartime SAS. Here, at last, is a biography that does him justice. In Tony Rushmer’s skilful hands, Seekings’ remarkable story leaps from the pages. It is a thrilling – and important – new angle on a frequently told story. -- Joshua Levine, author of Dunkirk This is a vital addition to the history of the SAS. Reg Seekings' story is not only a personal journey but an account of the wartime SAS from its inception. -- Tom Petch, author of Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS


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