The One That Got Away

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Summary: One of the best books I have read on Special Forces.
Review: What's all this about Chris Ryan blaming everybody else but himself for what happened to Bravo Two Zero? After having met Chris Ryan at a lecture he was giving about the mission, he gave a very frank and sometimes moving account of what happened. The man was nearly in tears when he described the "dropping" of the young Irqis who stumbled across him, I was there, that was genuine. Having read the book after the lecture I can assure you that this exemplary book is 100% accurate. If you've seen the film of the book- ignore the film completely, as Chris Ryan said himself, he was very naive back then ( about the book publishing rights etc..) and the TV company basically made the film how they wanted it to be made.He also commented "they could have made it into a musical if they wanted to..",as McNab was unfairly portrayed in the film. About the mission though, he did stress that Andy McNab was the one who blatantly blanked out Ryan after returning from the mission, whether the two have spoken since I don't know (there was no hard feelings on Ryans part). All that a-side, WHAT a BOOK!

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Summary: Survival behind ememy lines during Desert Storm
Review: A gritty first person narrative of evasion and survival in the desert by a member of an SAS unit, ill-equipped, misinformed, and air-dropped in the wrong place behind enemy lines during the Desert Storm campaign -- this book is a gripping true adventure that gives the reader valuabale insights into the character and training of men who gravitate into elite fighting units like the SAS. It is one of several books -- despised by those who prefer to allow the SAS's mystique of infallibility go unchallenged -- that show how bad intelligence, bad timing, inappropriate equipment, and unforseen events can conspire to turn a special operation of even the SAS into nothing more than a death trap to be escaped by whatever means are available. Nevertheless, this story of survival is a credit to the SAS training and to the personal grit, determination, and never-never-say-die attitude that enableded Sgt. Ryan to ultimately be "The One That Got Away".

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Summary: OUTSTANDING!!!
Review: This book was an excellent account of one SAS member's escape from behind enemy lines. It is an example of why elite military units endure such difficult training in peacetime - because in combat instinct and muscle memory take over. Ryan was obviously well trained which resulted in his successful return. It was action packed and difficult to put down. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an inspirational story of one man's inner-strength and endurance.

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Summary: what is wrong with you peeps???
Review: This book was great!!! I totaly loved it!!! I mean, he went through HELL and worse, and you (well some of you) are saying that he blames everything on others. it is difficult have people die infront of you, and plus, he is the goodie here!!!! At least he doesn't keep on writing books like Andy!!! Chris just wanted to share his story, where as Andy made money from it - that is all he is in it for. Andy keeps going and writing more books, and Chris just wanted to tell everyone the truth about what happened. I mean, he was the one who walked for 2-300 kilometers in aday didn't he????

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Summary: Another account of the infamous Bravo Two Zero patrol.
Review: While this book is a remarkable story of human endurance (Ryan walked 200 miles in seven days with very little food and water), I didn't find the writing style anywhere near as exciting as that of Andy McNab's, the patrol leader. Also Ryan didn't come across as a likeable person, and takes every opportunity to blame someone else for the failure of the patrol's mission. In view of this, it is hard to feel any sympathy for the author.

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Summary: Great book man!!!
Review: This one is a truly great book, I read it and couldn't put it down. I hear some think that it's full of blaming this and that guy, f.ex. Andy McNab. I Don't think that's true, in the book they aren't enemies or anything, neither are they adversaries, they merely disaggree on a point or two, but that is how it is when there is more than one guy deciding what's gonna happen, and I don't see where Ryan starts blaming McNab either. + try reading stand by, stand by.. and zero option. they're really great too, as well as the different Mcnab books.

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Summary: Review on Chris Ryan's Excellent Book
Review: I dont see why most of the people who reviewed the book didn't like it. I thought it was great!! It is the story of Chris, who was the member of the Bravo-Two-Zero patrol who became lost in the Iraqi desert after a mishap which was not of his own fault. He ended up walking over 300km in 8 days through hell & highwater. He is not the same author as Andy McNab, so stop treating him like him. Both Authors have good writing talents, and I enjoy all of their books. All up, I loved the book, and I suggest you go out and buy Standby, standby & Zero Effect. Also, The Kremlin Device when it comes out.

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Summary: Sour Grapes
Review: Can you say sour grapes? I binned this book about half way through because I couldn't stomach the whining and blame shifting anymore,and gave it to a freind who reads cereal boxes. So go ahead and point out that I didn't read the whole thing so how am I qualified to comment.You dont need to read it entirely. The general tone of the book is summed up in the first few chapters and is basically a scathing attack on Mcnabs leadership and conduct of the patrol. What Ryan says would have been better left unsaid. Read "Bravo Two Zero" first, then "Immediate Action". After those two, browse through this one in a bookstore and you'll see what I mean. A more fitting title would have been "I should'nt have got lost in the first place"

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Review: Excellent book! After having read Andy McNabs' book it was very interesting to take another look at the Bravo Two Zero mission from Chris Ryan's point of view. This book tells the story of a man full of courage doing his job: what a soldier!

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Summary: Fast paced action thriller
Review: In the Gulf War in 1991 the SAS launched a mission called Bravo two zero. Chris Ryan is one of the speciel forces recruits. Him and his 8 companions are deployed deep into Iraqi lines. There they have to set up an O.P. camp and observe enemy movement.They encounter the enemy and are forced to retreat.In that encounter Chris and two other soldiers are split up from the rest of th force.Now they have to reach base and avoid getting captured. Chris is the only one who escapes capture,this is his story