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Special ops heroes tells the stories behind lord ashcrofts collection of special forces medals and is the fifth book in his bravery series. It uses new material from diaries, eyewitness accounts, medal citations, letters, unpublished books and interviews with the medal recipien read more. Lord ashcroft, kcmg is an international businessman and philanthropist. He has many, varied business interests with significant investments and participation in both public and private companies in the united kingdom, united states and caribbean.
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