Bravo Two Zero

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Summary: pretty good, but...
Review: Bravo Two Zero was an excellent book for all SAS fans. The book is about Sgt. Andy McNabb's struggle through a mission that has gone totally wrong. A good portion of the book is non-stop action, but the book can also get really boring. When half of Andy's squad is separated by fighting Iragi units, things really start to heat up. This book is a must read for Spec-Ops wannabes. Still, Black Hawk Down was much better than Bravo Two Zero.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I couldn't put it down. It's amazing what these guys went through.

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Summary: Must read for anyone who might end up in hostile territory.
Review: I heard about this book during classroom lectures at SERE school San Diego. Most every Marine in my class and all the instructors had read this book and recommended it. I was at an airport bookstore when I thought might as well try reading it. The book is very well written and kept my attention from the first page to the last page. As a matter of fact once I got toward the end I couldn't put it down. This is a must read for anyone who might end up in hostile territory.

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: Everything I expected and more. ...

This should be a must read for Amnesty Int'l members and other's who think our treatment of Al Qaeda and Taliban POW's held at Guantanamo are mistreated.

We owe a huge dept of gratitude and thanks to these rare individuals that put it on the line!

I highly recommend this book, especially now once again on the brink of conflict with Iraq.

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Summary: Sensational
Review: There are so many reviews on this book that I'm not bothering to write what it's about. Its extremely difficult to put it down once you start reading it. Will definetely make your mood swing between laughter and sadness.

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Summary: Take a pass on this book
Review: This book is interesting, but not for the firefights, for the insight into what it takes to survive behind enemy lines.
To me "Black Hawk Down" and "Band of Brothers" were a hundred times better.
As it turns out, much of the book is plain bull----. For books telling stories of soldiers behind enemy lines, some of the SEALs and LRRPs book are much better.
These are my opinions as a former infantry grunt

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Summary: Wow! The story of a horrifying adventure. Great read!
Review: I used to think that non-fiction could never be as compelling and entertaining as fiction. Well, this book is better than any fiction I've read in a long time. Great story! Unbelievable!

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Summary: Great book with vivid accounts of wartime imprisonment
Review: This is a great book which gives insight into the type of people us and our allies are facing in the war on terrorism. Mr. McNab describes in detail, sometimes through humor, the ordeals he and his men suffered when captured by Iraquis in the Gulf War. Other than the minor differences in British English and American English, his writing style is entertaining and easy to follow and understand. This book should be required reading for all those who think that our war on terrorism and treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay is too harsh.

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Summary: average
Review: This book is somewhat entertaining, but not entertaining enough for a work of fiction. It briefly covers the author's life, the SAS and how he got into it, and the poor planning his unit undertook before going into Iraq. There is brief action, and he spends the rest of his time as a POW.

Not only is this account disputed in another book 'the one that got away'(chris ryan) but much of it is shown to be fiction in another book 'the real bravo two zero'(michael asher).

I would recommend reading it in concert with the other two books.

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Summary: I'd slot 'em
Review: So refreshing to read a story from any perspective other than American! This book is a terrific way inside the most elite special ops group in the world. McNab's perspective is quite interesting. He's a professional career soldier sent on a mission that goes awry. He's captured and tortured, yet hardly emotionally scarred. Could it have been his mindset? The fact that he was a professional? He seemed to know the game and accept the consequences. I found his telling of the events to be exploding with British wit and understatement. Also very refreshing. If all you know of this conflict or of Special Ops books are from the American 'cowboy' perspective, then you owe it to the rest of the world and the SAS to pick this one up. A lot of credit is due to the Brits! [Then, if you feel like you need an American story again, pick up Into the Mouth of the Cat...The Lance Sijan Story.]