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Andy McNab

British • Novelist
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Bravo two zero

Bravo two zero

Corgi · 1994 · English · EPUB

SUMMARY: In January 1991, eight members of the SAS regiment embarked upon a secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Seargent Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-east Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: BRAVO TWO-ZEROBravo Two-Zero is a breathtaking account of Sepcial Forces soldiering: a chronicle of superhuman courage, endurance and dark humour in the face of overwhelming odds. Believed to be the most highly decorated patrol since the Boer War, Bravo Two-Zero is already part of SAS legend
FictionMilitaryHistoryIraq+1
Brute Force

Brute Force

Transworld Publ. Ltd UK · 2009 · English · EPUB

SUMMARY: Nick Stone's eleventh adventure is McNab at his explosive best! A cargo ship is apprehended by the authorities off the coast of Spain, loaded to the gunwales with enough arms and ammunition to start a war... Twenty years later, an unknown aggressor seems intent on eradicating those responsible for the treachery, one by one. And Nick Stone ex-SAS, tough, resourceful, ruthless, highly trained is next on the killer's list... The fuse is lit... and Stone is catapulted into his most daunting mission yet a quest that takes him across two continents, and into the darker recesses of his own complex past. But first he must find a man who shared that past, and who may know more about the present threat than he is prepared to reveal. As the two find themselves pursued across sea and desert, they become ever more enmeshed in a deadly network of betrayal, to which Stone himself unwittingly holds the key. And in a final confrontation that echoes his worst nightmares, only he can stop the unthinkable and save the lives of those he holds most dear. From the Trade Paperback edition.
FictionCrime & ThrillerThrillersSuspense+4
Crisis Four

Crisis Four

Corgi · 2004 · English · EPUB

SUMMARY: My Head Was Forced Under And I Swallowed A Mouthful Of Freezing River. I Kicked Back To The Surface, Forcing Myself To Breathe In Through My Nose, Only To Choke As I Inhaled Yet More Water. I Let Go Of Her. We Each Had To Fight Our Own Battle Now. She Looked At Me, Her Eyes The Size Of Saucers As She Realised What I Had Done. That Wasn T My Problem; It Would Only Become One If I Couldn T Get Her Body Out Of The Water And They Found Out Who She Was.Nick Stone, Ex-Sas, Now A K Working For British Intelligence On Deniable Operations, Is Tough, Resourceful, Ruthless, Highly Trained - A Master Of His Trade.Sarah Is Beautiful, Steel Willed, Intelligent, Cunning - The Only Woman That Stone Has Ever Let Under His Guard. And Now He S Been Sent To Hunt Her Down ... As The Pair Are Pursued Through The Backwoods Of The American South, Stone S Mission Becomes A Journey To The Heart Of A Dark And Deadly Conspiracy To Which Only Sarah Holds The Key. And As The Tension Builds To Breaking Point, The Two Are Led To A Confrontation That Echoes Our Worst Nightmares.
FictionCrime & ThrillerSuspenseAction & Adventure+6
Immediate Action

Immediate Action

Dell Pub. · 1996 · English · EPUB

SUMMARY: He is one of the most highly decorated soldiers alive. He is also the first to break the code of silence about the most elite fighting force in the world. What Andy McNab has to say is so explosive that the British government tried to stop him.A street fighter, a hard case, and a flawless soldier, Andy McNab became one of the elite fighting men in "the Regiment"--Britain's covert SAS. His actions behind the lines in the Gulf War made him a hero. But the full story of his life and his amazing career in Special Forces has remained a secret...until now.In harrowing detail, McNab takes us inside the Regiment, chronicling nine years of covert operations on five continents. Plunging us into a world of surveillance, counterintelligence, and hostage rescue, he takes us behind the scenes on some of their top secret missions. For the first time, he reveals the shocking details of their training--physically severe, mentally grueling, and sometimes deadly. And he dares to expose some of their highly confidential codes and rules--including the one that sanctions murder.This is the story of the fighting men of the SAS. Here is how they live. And here is how they die...
FictionBiography & AutobiographyWarSuspense+6
Remote Control

Remote Control

Random House, Inc. · 1997 · English · EPUB

SUMMARY: After his mission is suddenly terminated in Washington, D.C., British Intelligence agent Nick Stone decides to visit an old colleague, Kev Brown. But when Stone arrives at his friend's eerily quiet suburban home, he discovers a chilling scene of carnage. Every member of the Brown family has been brutally slaughtered except one: seven-year-old Kelly Brown. Stone grabs the girl and runs--with anonymous assassins in hot pursuit. Racing from Washington to Florida and finally across the Atlantic, Stone begins to piece together a shocking global conspiracy. Thrust into a lethal game of cat-and-mouse, Stone is certain of two things. No one can be trusted. He and Kelly are on their own. Now his darkest fears about the shadowy link between politics, money, and terrorism are about to be realized. . . .
FictionThrillersEspionageIntelligence Officers+4
Seven Troop

Seven Troop

Transworld · 2009 · English · EPUB

<h3>Review</h3><p>“A gripping account of special forces at work . . . a tremendous adventure story.”–_Daily Telegraph_ </p><p>“The best account yet of the SAS in action.”–_Sunday Times_ </p><p><em>From the Trade Paperback edition.</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. </p><p>This is Andy McNab’s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men — from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point — and some beyond — in the years that were to follow. He who dares doesn’t always win . . . </p><p><em>From the Trade Paperback edition.</em></p>
AutobiographyWar
Spoken From the Front

Spoken From the Front

Corgi Books · 2010 · English · EPUB

SUMMARY: The biggest military author introduces real-life voices from the battlefields of Afghanistan. Spoken from the Frontis the story of the Afghan Campaign, told for the first time in the words of the servicemen and women who have been fighting there. With unprecedented access to soldiers of all ranks, as well as pilots, reservists, engineers, medics, Royal Military police, mechanics, cooks and other military personnel, Andy McNab has assembled a portrait of modern conflict like never before. This is the full experience of British troops on the ground and in the air. The horrors, cruelties, drudgery, excitement and banter of these soldiers' lives combine to form a chronological narrative of all the major events in Helmand during the British Army's time there. From their action-packed, dramatic, moving and often humorous testimonies in interviews, diaries, letters and emails written to family, friends and loved ones, merges a 360-degree picture of guerrilla warfare up close and extremely personal. It is as close to the real thing as you can get.
AutobiographyWar
The Grey Man

The Grey Man

Transworld · 2006 · English · EPUB

<h3>Product Description</h3><p>"A STUNNING ACTION THRILLER FROM A REAL-LIFE HERO. Kevin Dodds leads a dull, uneventful life. He has a steady job at the bank, a nice house and car. His wife goes to Bingo on a Saturday night, but he usually stays in to save money. But Kevin has spent enough quiet nights in watching TV and decides he'd like a night out himself. And he's not talking about a pint and a packet of peanuts down at the local. He's going to attempt to pull off a daring bank robbery single handed. Kevin is about to take a heart-thumping step into the unknown. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Andy McNab joined the infantry as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was 'badged' as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert and overt special operations worldwide. 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'. 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 in February 1993. He wrote about his experiences in two phenomenal bestsellers, Bravo Two Zero, which was filmed in 1998 starring Sean Bean, and Immediate Action. He is the author of the bestselling novels, Remote Control, Crisis Four, Firewall, Last Light, Liberation Day and Dark Winter. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK. </p>
Fiction