From SAS to PsyOps | Sailing, Skiing & the Secrets of a Forgotten War Cache | The Parallel Four

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From SAS to PsyOps | Sailing, Skiing & the Secrets of a Forgotten War Cache | The Parallel Four

Ride with us through a true-to-life adventure that blends real military stories, sport, and travel. In this episode we uncover a forgotten EOD weapons cache in France (now at the Imperial War Museum and tied to SOE history), earn Yachtmaster Offshore and lead a British Army sailing expedition from Kiel to Damp, Sønderborg, Aarhus, Roskilde Fjord, the Viking Ship Museum, Copenhagen and Tivoli, before looping past Fehmarnsund—with a cheeky stop at Legoland Billund. Then it’s Arctic grit: Nordic/Telemark skiing, Newtontoppen (Svalbard), polar-bear watch, and a pilgrimage via Rjukan/Hardangervidda where we meet hero Joachim Rønneberg. Back home we step into 15(UK) PsyOps, re-badge Royal Anglian Regiment, climb through Sergeant/Staff/Colour Sergeant ranks, and keep family, rugby, and translation work (yes—Harry Potter into Swedish & German) front and centre.

Expect Special Forces insight (SAS/Intelligence Corps/PsyOps), ’70s–’00s Germany postings, fieldcraft, camaraderie, sailing, skiing, rugby, and warm, funny, honest family life. If you love military memoir, veteran storytelling, and travel in war zones and wild places, you’re in the right place.

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The Parallel Four Book Two Chapter Thirty Six

Writing The Parallel Four has been a journey in itself—a walk through memories, dreams, and all the little moments that shape who we become. Some parts of this story are true. Some are truer than I’d care to admit. And some—well, let’s just say they’re inspired by what might’ve happened if life had taken a different turn.

The characters you’ll meet in these pages—Stephen, Johan, Vinka, Marlin, Tim, and Petra—are fictional, but they live and breathe with the spirit of real people I’ve known, loved, and lost. Their world is stitched together from scraps of real places, actual events, and a few wild yarns that got better with each retelling down the pub.

Poplar, Hitchin, and the snowy reaches of Sweden aren’t just backdrops—they’re characters in their own right. They’ve shaped this story as much as the people in it. And if you happen to recognise a place, a turn of phrase, or a certain kind of mischief from your own youth… well, consider that my nod to you.

This first book takes us from scraped knees to stolen kisses, from playground politics to life’s first real goodbyes. It’s about growing up, making mistakes, and finding the people who’ll stand by you no matter what—even if they sometimes drive you round the bend.

To those who remember the ‘50s and ‘60s—this one’s a memory jogger. To the younger lot—it’s a peek into a time when life moved slower, but feelings still ran just as fast.

And finally, to Stephen, Johan, Vinka, Marlin, Tim, and Petra—six hearts bound by the wonder of first love. Not the fleeting kind that fades with time, but the rare and lasting kind that deepens, steadies, and endures—a love that grows with them, becoming part of who they are, and who they will always be. And though this is only the beginning, the road ahead will test them in ways they cannot yet imagine—through training, through battle, and through the choices that will shape the rest of their lives.

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