Delivered to Baghdad, they are tortured with a savagery for which not even their intensive SAS training has prepared them…This is a story of superhuman courage, strength, endurance and dark humour in the face of overwhelming odds. They escape on foot to the Syrian border.

But within days, their location is compromised. Sergeant Andy McNab recounts the story of the top secret mission that would reveal the secrets of the SAS to the world for the first time.Their location: IraqTheir mission: to sever a vital enemy underground communication link, to find and destroy mobile Scud launchersTheir call sign: Bravo Two ZeroWhen eight members of the elite SAS regiment embark on a highly covert operation, they are each laden with 15 stones of equipment, needing to tab 20km across the desert to reach their objective. He continues to be a spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities. He has also written a number of books for children.īesides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK, works in the film industry advising Hollywood on everything from covert procedure to training civilian actors to act like soldiers. As well as several non-fiction bestsellers including Bravo Two Zero, the biggest selling British work of military history, he is the author of the best-selling Nick Stone and Tom Buckingham thrillers. Since then Andy McNab has become one of the world’s best-selling writers, drawing on his insider knowledge and experience. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, 'will remain in regimental history for ever'. As a member of 22 SAS he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years – on five continents. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. Barne- og ungdomsbøker for motvillige lesereįrom the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital in London, Andy McNab has led an extraordinary life.Īs a teenage delinquent, Andy McNab kicked against society.Se alle bøker innen Dokumentar og fakta ».Se alle bøker innen Økonomi, administrasjon og ledelse ».Se alle bøker innen Pedagogikk og samfunnsvitenskap ».Naturvitenskap, filosofi, teori og metode.Se alle bøker innen Medisin, helse og psykologi ».

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