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The British Army's Special Air Service is one of the world's premier special operations units. During the Gulf War, deep behind Iraqi lines, an SAS team was compromised.
4 Pics 1 Word Cheats Follow on Facebook Follow on Flipboard Share via E-mail More share options Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Follow on Reddit Share on WhatsApp. Go to search form. Of the ordinary soldier by the military or state was not a feature of this period, these accounts were 'censured'. From the Royal Marines. 2D/DPBAC/3/2/1 2002 but was unsuccessful, and Mike Coburn's (2004) Soldier Five was published— despite a two million.
A fierce firefight ensued, and the eight men were forced to run for their lives. Only one, Chris Ryan, escaped capture or death, and he did it by walking nearly 180 miles through the desert for seven days The British Army's Special Air Service is one of the world's premier special operations units.
During the Gulf War, deep behind Iraqi lines, an SAS team was compromised. A fierce firefight ensued, and the eight men were forced to run for their lives. Only one, Chris Ryan, escaped capture or death, and he did it by walking nearly 180 miles through the desert for seven days and eight nights.
This story features extraordinary courage under fire, narrow escapes, a battle against the most adverse physical conditions, and, above all, of one man's courageous refusal to lie down and die. As the companion to this provides another point of view of the events that took place in Iraq during the first Iraq war. The major difference is that the author was one of the three which got separated from the other five members of the squad and was the only one to actually escape Iraq. It is always worthwhile seeing the same events from different points of view, as all memories are coloured by perspective. The main difference in these two accounts is that Andy takes most of the r As the companion to this provides another point of view of the events that took place in Iraq during the first Iraq war. The major difference is that the author was one of the three which got separated from the other five members of the squad and was the only one to actually escape Iraq.
It is always worthwhile seeing the same events from different points of view, as all memories are coloured by perspective. The main difference in these two accounts is that Andy takes most of the responsibility upon his own shoulders, whereas Chris blames others. This difference is going to draw you more to one account over the other depending on how you react. I wasn't taken with the 'blame' approach that Chris takes on in the earlier part of the book and I was alienated. When he then goes on to relate his solo exploits until he is safely back with his units, I am drawn more into his story. It gives an excellent insight into physical and mental hardships and damage that the extreme conditions inflicted upon Chris.
It also shows the, at times, unbelievable situations that he has to endure with various British officials and officers - the head of the Jordanian secret police who is an object of abject terror to his countrymen treats him infinitely better than one of his own countrymen! Definitely worth a read, but it must be read with at least to get a more rounded view of events. Spoiler alert. I discuss specifics within the book. DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT ANYTHING SPOILED Hm.
Deciding between a two and a three starrer for this one was tough. I ultimately decided for three stars because his account of stumbling through Iraq was interesting.
His pub conversation style of story telling carries this type of story very well. Still, just by his style and recollection, I know his type very well. While his story is amazing, it is just that. I am by no means calling him a Spoiler alert. I discuss specifics within the book. DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT ANYTHING SPOILED Hm. Deciding between a two and a three starrer for this one was tough.
I ultimately decided for three stars because his account of stumbling through Iraq was interesting. His pub conversation style of story telling carries this type of story very well. Still, just by his style and recollection, I know his type very well.
While his story is amazing, it is just that. I am by no means calling him a liar, but this is his own account, which cannot be corroborated, and there are some pretty unbelievable points. However many days into his escape across Iraq, without food or water, he drinks from the Euphrates. I cannot buy that. He would have died from dehydration after that within hours.
His accounts about how his team got split up are shady, at best. I was stationed in the part of Iraq where a large part of this story was written. He never clearly defines a wadi, but he makes it seem like the cover they provide was minimal and this is just the opposite. His supposed enemy contacts accounts were limited and vague, especially his second encounter. He describes extremely limited functions in his hands yet is able to kill two men at once, one with a knife and one with his bare hands.
As said in another post here, his ego does get in the way. Also, this book could have been edited down about 75 pages, especially in the end. In the end, though, with belief suspended and the reader pretending they are listening to an old soldier at a bar, this is an enjoyable read.
Looking at the cover of the edition I bought, I think you'd be forgiven if you initally judged Chris Ryan to be a bit egocentric, because it bears the tagline 'The real hero of Bravo Two Zero'. Being published two years after Andy McNab's account of his experience in the same mission I translated that as 'Do you know how difficult it is to escape from Iraq when there's a war on? Those other guys just sat there and people hit them!' Whether or not Ryan himself was responsible for the final cover Looking at the cover of the edition I bought, I think you'd be forgiven if you initally judged Chris Ryan to be a bit egocentric, because it bears the tagline 'The real hero of Bravo Two Zero'. Being published two years after Andy McNab's account of his experience in the same mission I translated that as 'Do you know how difficult it is to escape from Iraq when there's a war on? Those other guys just sat there and people hit them!' Whether or not Ryan himself was responsible for the final cover, I don't know, but I thought it was tactless.
The book starts at the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 before the invasion of Iraq. There were plans to insert three groups of SAS soldiers with varying objectives. Chris Ryan and Andy McNab are the most famous veterans of one of these groups: Bravo Two Zero. I Ryan's version of the story had more detail about the situation in their base camp and some of the problems that they had planning their mission, which is a fairly damning account of the disorganisation and lack of communication that existed: the failure of the army to keep track of its weapons stock, the lack of adequate knowledge of the terrain and the failure to check that the radios were capable of communicating. Like many disasters, a lot of mistakes needed to line up (the Swiss Cheese model) to result in the group being compromised, unable to get help and suffering from hypothermia. Both Ryan and McNab have similar writing styles: first person, which gives them impression of them telling the story to you personally, and this makes it easy to read even when it gets technical. I would have preferred the introduction into who Ryan was and how he ended up joining the SAS to have been at the start.
It's placed in the middle, almost like a dream sequence when they're lying up waiting during the day. Unlike McNab's account, Ryan places a lot of blame and speaks very lowly of his colleage Vince, which given that Vince died during the mission and cannot speak for himself, it comes across as unfair. I guess that in a stressful situation, when you feel one of the party isn't coping as well as they could, it's easy to appropriate blame. Perhaps the most interesting, and worrying part of the book is at the end, after Ryan ends up at the British Embassy in Damascus. At this point, it's obvious that the army has no plan for what to do in these situation, despite it being something that they are supposed to plan for.
I was particularly surprised at the emphasis given on interrogating him and not immediately seeking medical attention, or letting him contact his family, even under supervision. I know that getting the information about why the mission went wrong is obviously important, but in the long run it's hardly encouraging for anyone who's likely to find themselves in a similar position in the future and personally, I think explains a lot why soldiers suffer psychologically. All in all, this is a useful book for anyone who's involved in (Clinical) Risk Management, because it highlights how important it is to model all outcomes, that looking after your staff is important and the fact that relatives should not be ignored. I can only hope that from it, our armed forces have learned something useful and that twenty years on, we're not making the same mistakes. This was an incredible book! I heard of the legend of Bravo Two Zero; I had watched numerous episodes of 'Hunting Chris Ryan' on the Television, but until I had read this gripping book, I had no comprehension about the incredible mental, and physical challenges that the author had undergone during his record-breaking Escape and Evasion across Iraq to the relative 'safety' of Syria. Indeed, some of the most memorable sections of the book occur during the authors' arrival in 'friendly' territory.
This was an incredible book! I heard of the legend of Bravo Two Zero; I had watched numerous episodes of 'Hunting Chris Ryan' on the Television, but until I had read this gripping book, I had no comprehension about the incredible mental, and physical challenges that the author had undergone during his record-breaking Escape and Evasion across Iraq to the relative 'safety' of Syria. Indeed, some of the most memorable sections of the book occur during the authors' arrival in 'friendly' territory.
The author's writing style drags you into the unfolding scenario and leaves you with a feeling a genuine suspense and intrigue, as you are made party to the internal machinations of Chris Ryan as he battles against the inclement weather; physical and mental deterioration, and the omnipresent threat of enemy patrols whilst he also reconciles himself to the incremental loss of his comrades throughout the evasion, compounded by the fact that he had no idea as to whether they had been captured; rescued, or killed. I have read a number of Military Autobiographies this year. This book ranks amongst one of the most powerful, and honest, that I have encountered so far. The book is both a powerful, and graphic, account of the Bravo Two Zero operation that highlights one man's survival against incredible odds which should act as an inspiration for anyone currently experiencing adversity. To say Chris Ryan is not a egotist would be a lie, pictures in this book show him walking through fire in a sort of 'Rambo' style. To say he is a hero is also a lie, he starts the story talking about how his nerves cut out, and moments in his remarakable trak make you want to go 'But how could you do that?'
But one thing that is not a lie.Chris Ryan is damn impressive, strong willed and can get the job done, and if not, he can salavge something from it. This work, which made him fairly well know To say Chris Ryan is not a egotist would be a lie, pictures in this book show him walking through fire in a sort of 'Rambo' style.
To say he is a hero is also a lie, he starts the story talking about how his nerves cut out, and moments in his remarakable trak make you want to go 'But how could you do that?' But one thing that is not a lie.Chris Ryan is damn impressive, strong willed and can get the job done, and if not, he can salavge something from it.
This work, which made him fairly well known in the UK, is a great read, it happened and it made us re-think what a human under huge strains can pull off, it also shows how war and hardships can mess the minds of those who lived them afterwards. Basicly two stories, his escape and the aftermath, The One that Got Away is a great bit of work, if you can just get over some of the things Chris talks about. First book i read from Chris Ryan in moment he became my favorite author. And i would also recommend this one as first book to read from him.
I know why author didn't dig that much in feelings and it was cleat even he tried to keep a distance and give a reader as much as possible objective story of his survival. I'm sure a never could write this way same story, but that's why i appreciate it more. Only when you realize what's behind the word, you can fully understand. There is no way to doubt, y first book i read from Chris Ryan in moment he became my favorite author. And i would also recommend this one as first book to read from him. I know why author didn't dig that much in feelings and it was cleat even he tried to keep a distance and give a reader as much as possible objective story of his survival. I'm sure a never could write this way same story, but that's why i appreciate it more.
Only when you realize what's behind the word, you can fully understand. There is no way to doubt, you just must do, what's necessary. Same as i had to read this book. Thank you, Chris Ryan.
Shortly after reading Andy McNab's engrossing and aptly titled book 'Bravo Two Zero', I was impelled to read Chris Ryan's personal rendition of the ill fated British SAS patrol. Bravo Two Zero's mission was to infiltrate and exfiltrate behind enemy lines with a single objective: to eradicate scud missiles. It didn't go quite to plan. Four of the men were captured and held captive, beaten, and starved by the Iraqi 'Secret Police' and another three died; two of hypothermia and one in combat.not Shortly after reading Andy McNab's engrossing and aptly titled book 'Bravo Two Zero', I was impelled to read Chris Ryan's personal rendition of the ill fated British SAS patrol. Bravo Two Zero's mission was to infiltrate and exfiltrate behind enemy lines with a single objective: to eradicate scud missiles.
It didn't go quite to plan. Four of the men were captured and held captive, beaten, and starved by the Iraqi 'Secret Police' and another three died; two of hypothermia and one in combat.not exactly a summer holiday in Dorking, I'm sure you'll agree.
Mike Coburn - the Kiwi of the battalion - conveys his account in his book 'Soldier Five' which is commonly discerned to be a much more realistic account of the BTZ Escape & Evasion operation. In other words, no embellishment on his part, unlike McNab's gritty 1993 bestseller and Ryan's caliginous narrative. What struck me initially about 'The One That Got Away' was Chris Ryan's impertinent propensity to disparage his fellow patrol member Sgt. Vince Phillips; who was party to the deceased three.
Ryan was convinced Phillips lacked the ability to fully function on the mission, and in the book, often berates his skills as a soldier. Despite Ryan's frequent condemnation of Vince's mental (and physical) aptitude, he commends paratrooper Bob Consiglio, another deceased member of the squadron.
Therefore, I surmised that Chris didn't necessarily utilise Vince's death as a green light to exonerate himself from his own fallibility, but rather that he simply didn't gel with him. So, the story itself is a gripping, realistic, and awe inspiring contingency. After losing contact with the rest of the patrol, Chris 'Geordie' Ryan trekked 180km in search of the Syrian border for safety. While maybe not as eventful as Andy McNab's experience, Ryan sure did go through a hell of a lot, having going without food or water for 7 days - in the Iraqi desert. Fair play to him indeed for maintaining what is required of every SAS soldier: mental and physical endurance, perseverance, determination, valour and skill.
He single handedly fought off two Iraqi RV's armed only with a 66 and 203 in addition to concealing his presence in what may as well be described as the middle of nowhere. If you want to know what happened on this mission then I will strongly recommend you read both McNab and Ryan's books as each provide different perspectives of the encounters that the 8 man patrol endured, which was, to put it lightly, not a success.
This is an excellent read and I highly recommend it. I wasn't crazy about this book, it had a bitter, angry tone.
I suppose he has a right to be upset, but it's not nice to read. I see some of the other reviewers on here say that he comes across as egotistical. I looked out for that as I read it, but didn't really feel that he was full of himself until the last few pages. The fact that this is from a British perspective threw me. Even though I grew up with British English in our country, I am used to American television and literature. So MANY of I wasn't crazy about this book, it had a bitter, angry tone. I suppose he has a right to be upset, but it's not nice to read.
I see some of the other reviewers on here say that he comes across as egotistical. I looked out for that as I read it, but didn't really feel that he was full of himself until the last few pages. The fact that this is from a British perspective threw me. Even though I grew up with British English in our country, I am used to American television and literature. So MANY of the phrases in this book threw me.
The English just seemed wrong. So be warned, if you don't like British English this book may annoy you. Phrases like 'bollocks' and 'knackered' abound.
True Military survival 2. A first-person account of what went wrong in a SAS mission in Iraq and how he escaped 3. There's some survival in there. I say 'some', because a lot of it was just laying low and walking at night. (I like survival books that tell you where to find drinkable water, etc, whereas this guy drank nuclear effluent and tried a 2nd sip!) 4.
There's some action. Bitter, angry tone. Lots of blame gets placed, deserved or undeserved I don't know, but I just don't like to read such angry works. I didn't get the humour.
There wasn't much. Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle managed to add much more humour into their memoires. It's not supposed to be a funny story, true, but it does help to lighten the mood now and then. (However, I did find the room-service bit chuckle-worthy. 'Ten cocktails!' 'For how many people?' 'Which cocktail?'
'ALL of them!' It's hard to know what is true and what not.
From this work my basic impression of the British forces is that they are incompetent. I am sure they are not, but from what I read here. Men are sent in without proper gear, there's no clear E+E plan, the intel was wrong, the soldiers don't follow SOP's or orders, they're scared, steal from one another, etc. From all this, they just seem incompetent.
Was it just me? I didn't like how Vince was portrayed.
Sure, if that's what happened, fine. But don't tarnish his reputation by printing it.
I think he lost me as a sympathetic reader when I read how he killed dogs, other peoples' and his own. British English threw me. All in all, though I do not like Mr. Ryan, I am impressed by his (and his teammates') attempt at escape. It was an eye-opener.
I'll try McNabb's next, but if the tone is the same as this one, I'm putting it down. Seperti,buku ini juga merupakan sebuah buku memoir separa autobiografi. Namun demikian,pada sudut pandang orang yang berbeza,iaitu yang juga merupakan salah seorang anggota di dalam patrol 8 orang yang dipanggil Bravo Two Zero (B2Z) ketika Perang Teluk 1991. Chris Ryan merupakan satu-satunya ahli yang terselamat daripada ditangkap dan berjaya melarikan diri ke Syria yang bersempadan dengan Iraq. Saya tidak mahu mengulas mengenai sejarah pasukan kecil B2Z dan misi mereka Seperti,buku ini juga merupakan sebuah buku memoir separa autobiografi.
Namun demikian,pada sudut pandang orang yang berbeza,iaitu yang juga merupakan salah seorang anggota di dalam patrol 8 orang yang dipanggil Bravo Two Zero (B2Z) ketika Perang Teluk 1991. Chris Ryan merupakan satu-satunya ahli yang terselamat daripada ditangkap dan berjaya melarikan diri ke Syria yang bersempadan dengan Iraq. Saya tidak mahu mengulas mengenai sejarah pasukan kecil B2Z dan misi mereka ini. Anda boleh meneliti dan mengkaji sejarah mereka dengan mencari maklumat yang berkaitan di dalam internet. Sedikit perbincangan mengenai buku ini.
Buku ini disusun hampir mirip seperti yang ditulis oleh Andy McNab. Terdapat juga beberapa gambar untuk membantu pemahaman para pembaca. Tidak seperti yang saya gambarkan atau saya sangkakan. Sebelum membaca buku ini,saya banyak mendengar khabar bahawa buku ini mengandungi ego penulis yang keterlaluan. Penulis dikatakan bersifat narcissist (suka membangga-banggakan diri) dan menyerang keperibadian seorang ahli B2Z,Vince Phillips yang dikatakan lemah dan tidak bersemangat ketika melaksanakan misi mereka. Namun demikian,selepas membaca buku ini,saya mempunyai tanggapan yang berbeza sama sekali. Tidak dinafikan,mungkin dia seorang yang agak bangga pada dirinya sendiri.
Tetapi,ini tidak bermakna dia seorang yang pentingkan diri sendiri. Di beberapa ketika,seperti yang dinyatakan olehnya sendiri,dia berasa menyesal kerana tidak melakukan perkara yang lebih baik untuk membantu Vince. Secara keseluruhannya,ini merupakan sebuah buku memoir separa autobiografi yang baik mengenai B2Z khususnya.
Buku yang sudah mencapai status klasik ini harus dibaca oleh mereka yang sukakan kisah-kisah pengalaman perang tentera. This book is in fact the tale of a long journey. A 290 km long walk in 7 nights out of Iraq into Syria and also the long mental journey described in the last chapter and in the long new introduction of what effects military life in general and such a traumatic event specific has on someone's personality. Those two things were exactly why I ordered it.
Having been on the Iraqi border and defending refugees from that area for years myself and having listened to some of the stories someone told me This book is in fact the tale of a long journey. A 290 km long walk in 7 nights out of Iraq into Syria and also the long mental journey described in the last chapter and in the long new introduction of what effects military life in general and such a traumatic event specific has on someone's personality. Those two things were exactly why I ordered it. Having been on the Iraqi border and defending refugees from that area for years myself and having listened to some of the stories someone told me about his work as a soldier there and my attempt to understand what carved his personality. As the escape is done mostly by night and away from people the description of the landscape could have been the moon. So that part of the book is just talking about walking at night and hiding during the day.
The most interesting part of it was in my opinion his descriptions of how he was trained and what his normal work looked like and I was impressed by the mental growth and understanding of life he learned after his ordeal. That made the introduction so interesting to read. It kind of surprised me knowing his special ops job that he describes to have been haunted in his sleep by the two people he killed to avoid detection. Also surprising to read it the generous way he was received by the head of the Syrian secret police. The big appeal of this book is that you know it is a true story. So I do recommend reading it.
About the same event two other books are published by two other members of the same SAS team. Summary I found out about this book when I started watching which was incredible! I found Chris Ryan’s story to be an amazing testament to human fortitude - mental and physical. His fitness level to be able to survive what he did was mind-boggling.
I was enthralled by the mundane mechanics of preparing, how he came to be Chris Ryan. Some people have commented that they found him to be casting blame, I found just the opposite. It seemed he was taking pains to not cast blame and be as fac Summary I found out about this book when I started watching which was incredible! I found Chris Ryan’s story to be an amazing testament to human fortitude - mental and physical.
His fitness level to be able to survive what he did was mind-boggling. I was enthralled by the mundane mechanics of preparing, how he came to be Chris Ryan. Some people have commented that they found him to be casting blame, I found just the opposite. It seemed he was taking pains to not cast blame and be as factual as he could remember. I enjoyed this, but will also look for Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab. The Good Despite being non-fiction and about a terrible situation, I found the author to have a light touch and I was able to enjoy the reading, as much as can be said about this topic.
I enjoyed reading about his intense connection and love he felt for his daughter, that was very sweet. The Interesting I’ve often wondered about the mechanics of how soldiers survive in the field, and well now I have some answers after having read this book. Recommended for If you are interested in this genre at all (military accounts) or even the triumph of the human spirit you would enjoy this book. For sure Chris Ryan is a very special soldier. English Wide Reader The One That Got Away by Chris Ryan The One That Got Away is a highly rated action packed adventure when a group of the SAS are sent on a mission in Iraq where everything goes wrong. The one thing that I loved the most out of reading this book is that I never wanted to miss or jump a couple of pages because it is interesting the whole way through. A real downer for me though was reading the blurb on the back of the book because it gave away a lot of information about the book English Wide Reader The One That Got Away by Chris Ryan The One That Got Away is a highly rated action packed adventure when a group of the SAS are sent on a mission in Iraq where everything goes wrong.
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The one thing that I loved the most out of reading this book is that I never wanted to miss or jump a couple of pages because it is interesting the whole way through. A real downer for me though was reading the blurb on the back of the book because it gave away a lot of information about the book that sort of destroyed the moment when it arrived.
I would recommend this book to both sex but maybe after the age of 12 just because the vocabulary in the book is a little bit more complex. Overall I would give this book a 5/5 and would recommend not only reading this book but reading all of Chris Ryan's collection because I have and this author know what he's doing. Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle.
In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest esca Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team.
During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal.
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During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994. His work in security takes him around the world. He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004).