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Michael Asher (explorer)

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Michael Asher (born 1953) is an author, historian, deep ecologist, and notable desert explorer who has covered more than 30,000 miles on foot and camel. [1]

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Andy McNab

Steven Billy Mitchell, (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is an English novelist and former British Army infantry soldier.

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Arabian Sands

Arabian Sands is a 1959 book by explorer and travel writer Wilfred Thesiger.

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Asher (name)

Asher is a common Jewish and Christian given name, after a character in the Old Testament.

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Battle of Abu Klea

The Battle of Abu Klea, or the Battle of Abu Tulayh took place between the dates of 16 and 18 January 1885, at Abu Klea, Sudan, between the British Desert Column and Mahdist forces encamped near Abu Klea.

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Bravo Two Zero

Bravo Two Zero was the call sign of an eight-man British Army SAS patrol, deployed into Iraq during the First Gulf War in January 1991.

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Bravo Two Zero (novel)

Bravo Two Zero is a 1993 book written under the pseudonym 'Andy McNab'.

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Cairo Conference (1921)

The 1921 Cairo Conference, described in the official minutes as Middle East Conference held in Cairo and Jerusalem, March 12 to 30, 1921, was a series of meetings by British officials for examining and discussing Middle Eastern problems, and to frame a common policy.

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Charles George Gordon

Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and administrator.

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Chris Ryan

Colin Armstrong, MM (born 1961), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Chris Ryan, is an author, television presenter, security consultant and former Special Air Service sergeant.

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Deep ecology

Deep ecology is an ecological and environmental philosophy promoting the inherent worth of living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs, plus a radical restructuring of modern human societies in accordance with such ideas.

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Desert exploration

Desert exploration is the deliberate and scientific exploration of deserts, the arid regions of the earth.

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Geoffrey Keyes (VC)

Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, (18 May 1917 – 18 November 1941) was a British soldier of the Second World War and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award that can be made to British and Commonwealth forces for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

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Johnny Wiseman

John "Johnny" Wiseman, MC (27 January 1916 – 23 August 2005) was a British Army officer and Second World War Special Air Service (SAS) veteran, where he saw action in the long range desert raiding parties of the North African Campaign, then in front line support of the invasion of Sicily and Italy during which he was awarded the Military Cross, followed by commando operations deep behind German lines following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

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Lawrence of Arabia (film)

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 epic historical drama film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence.

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List of book-based war films (1945–2000 wars)

A list of films that are based on war books.

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List of explorers

The following is a list of explorers.

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List of former Parachute Regiment personnel

The list includes those individuals who were, or have claimed to have served in the Parachute Regiment (regular or Territorial Army) of the British Army.

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List of former Special Air Service personnel

This list includes individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA).

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List of Kenyan European people

The following is a list of notable Kenyan Europeans, either persons born in or resident in Kenya with ancestry in Europe.

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List of University of Leeds people

This list of University of Leeds people is a selected list of notable past staff and students of the University of Leeds.

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Michael Asher

Michael Asher may refer to.

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Mungo Park Medal

The Mungo Park Medal is awarded by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to geographical knowledge through exploration and/or research, and/or work of a practical nature of benefit to humanity in potentially hazardous physical and/or social environments.

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Ness Award

The Ness Award is an annual award of the Royal Geographical Society to travellers, particularly those who have successfully popularised Geography and the wider understanding of our world and its environments.

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Operation Flipper

Operation Flipper (also called the Rommel Raid) was a British commando raid during the Second World War, carried out mainly by men from No. 11 (Scottish) Commando.

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Royal Society of Literature

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) is a learned society founded in 1820, by King George IV, to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent".

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Saharan explorers

Saharan explorers include.

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Stamford School

Stamford School is an English independent school for boys in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire.

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Stamford, Lincolnshire

Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England, north of London on the A1.

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T. E. Lawrence

Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer.

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Ta'if

Ta'if (الطائف) is a city in Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia at an elevation of on the slopes of Sarawat Mountains (Al-Sarawat Mountains).

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The One That Got Away (book)

The One That Got Away is a 1995 book written under the pseudonym 'Chris Ryan' concerning the SAS patrol Bravo Two Zero, which was dropped behind enemy lines in Iraq in 1991.

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Umm Badr

Umm Badr (أم بادر) is a town in North Kurdufan in Sudan at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet).

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Zerzura

Zerzura (زرزورة) was a mythical city or oasis.

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1994 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1994.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Asher_(explorer)

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