![]() As a member of 22 SAS he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. Magnificent' Independent on Sundayįrom the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital in London, Andy McNab has led an extraordinary life.As a teenage delinquent, Andy McNab kicked against society. 'One of the best books to emerge from the first Gulf War. 'The best account yet of the SAS in action' Sunday Times It shows just how much it takes to be a member of the SAS. This is a story of superhuman courage, strength, endurance and dark humour in the face of overwhelming odds. Delivered to Baghdad, they are tortured with a savagery for which not even their intensive SAS training has prepared them. They escape on foot to the Syrian border. ![]() But within days, their location is compromised. ![]() When eight members of the elite SAS regiment embark on a highly covert operation, they are each laden with 15 stones of equipment, needing to tab 20km across the desert to reach their objective. ![]() Their mission: to sever a vital enemy underground communication link, to find and destroy mobile Scud launchers Sergeant Andy McNab recounts the story of the top secret mission that would reveal the secrets of the SAS to the world for the first time. ![]()
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