TY - BOOK AU - Higgins,Andrew TI - With the SAS and other animals: a vet's war SN - 9781848844865 U1 - 953.5309 HIG PY - 2011/// PB - Pen & Sword Military KW - Higgins KW - Qabus bin Said KW - Great Britain KW - Army KW - Special Air Service KW - Veterinary service, Military KW - Oman KW - History KW - Dhofar War, 1964-1976 KW - Personal narratives, British KW - Veterinary service N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In 1970 at the height of the Cold War, the young Sandhurst-trained Sultan Qaboos of Oman, with secret British military backing, took on the communist rebels in a fierce but little known war. Along with regular British Army and 'contract' officers, the SAS played a key role in this bitterly fought but ultimately successful campaign ER -