Cedric Delves

This was my most recent Audible listen and it wasn't really what I was expecting. I wrongly assumed that there would be a lot of details about the on the ground missions undertaken by D squadron of 22 SAS. Instead I got a really detailed account of the sea crossing, time spent in boats, logisitics, and the burdens of command. There is some detail about the nuts and bolts fighting on the ground, probably just enough for me, but I would have preferred more. The blurb kind of proclaims that it is a tale of derring-do but it really isn't. Delves talks a lot about how things were planned and does give a rare insight as to what goes on behind the scenes. Refreshingly he also details the kinds of pressure that commanders face during times of conflict. I do have two criticisms regarding the audiobook specifically. Firstly, the narrator has quite a plummy accent which I found grating at times. Secondly, there are a lof of military abbreviations throughout which the narrator mis-pronounces, he really should have been given some guidance here.… (plus d'informations)