About Seven Troop From the SAS soldier who invented the modern military memoir comes a storming battering ram of thrill-packed, unforgettable drama. Never-before-revealed covert operations and heartbreaking human stories combine to create a new classic and a book that takes us back to where it all began Seven Troop is Andy Mc Nab s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable band of brothers from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jung...
About Seven Troop From the SAS soldier who invented the modern military memoir comes a storming battering ram of thrill-packed, unforgettable drama. Never-before-revealed covert operations and heartbreaking human stories combine to create a new classic and a book that takes us back to where it all began Seven Troop is Andy Mc Nab s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable band of brothers from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, 10 years later, when he handed in his sand-colored beret and started a new life.The things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point and some beyond in the years that followed. He who dares doesn t always win Reviews Paying tribute to the soldiers he served with for 10 years, he tells the poignant story of five brave men of whom, tragically, he is the only one still alive. ***** – News of the World (UK) The SAS hero dishes up another helping of gripping memoir – Good Book Guide Brutal, touching, and humorous, this book recounts Mc Nab s time in the SAS s Air Troop. It made me realise that he can fight as well as write. Treading in the footsteps of Sassoon, Brooke and Owen he pretty much founded the genre of the modern military memoir -Professor Kevin Dutton, University of Oxford About Andy Mc Nab From the day he was found abandoned in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy s Hospital, Andy Mc Nab has led an extraordinary life.As a teenage delinquent, he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 Special Air Service Regiment he was involved for ten years in covert and overt special operations worldwide, often working alongside America s Delta Force, SEALS, DEA and CIA.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, Mc Nab was the British Army s most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS.Since then Andy Mc Nab has become one of the world’s bestselling writers, drawing on his insider knowledge and experience. As well as three non-fiction bestsellers, he is the author of fifteen bestselling Nick Stone thrillers.Besides 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 and he continues to be a spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities.
