Andy McNabs legerherinneringen Reeks

Their mission: To take out the scuds. Eight went out. Five came back. Their story had been closed in secrecy. Until now. They were British Special Forces, trained to be the best. In January 1991 a squad of eight men went behind the Iraqi lines on a top secret mission. It was called Bravo Two Zero. On command was Sergeant Andy McNab. "They are the true unsung heroes of the war." -- Lt. Col. Steven Turner, American F-15E commander. Dropped into "scud alley" carrying 210-pound packs, McNab and his men found themselves surrounded by Saddam's army. Their radios didn't work. The weather turned cold enough to freeze diesel fuel. And they had been spotted. Their only chance at survival was to fight their way to the Syrian border seventy-five miles to the northwest and swim the Euphrates river to freedom. Eight set out. Five came back. "I'll tell you who destroyed the scuds -- it was the British SAS. They were fabulous." -- John Major, British Prime Minister. This is their story. Filled with no-holds-barred detail about McNab's capture and excruciating torture, it tells of men tested beyond the limits of human endurance... and of the war you didn't see on CNN. Dirty, deadly, and fought outside the rules.

Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day Andy McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War.As a delinquent youth he kicked against society.

Maggio 1998: Andy McNab celebra l'inaugurazione della sua casa invitando i ragazzi del plotone Sette, gli Ice Cream Boys. Tuttavia, la gioia è offuscata dall'arresto di Thomas Shanks, una leggenda del reggimento, accusato di omicidio. Solo pochi anni prima, Nish Bruce, il più giovane e fragile del gruppo, aveva aggredito la fidanzata in un raptus. Cosa ha spinto Tommy, Nish e altri a simili atti estremi? Andy comprende che per trovare risposte deve rivisitare i luoghi delle guerre in cui lui e i compagni hanno combattuto, spesso in ombra, affrontando azioni estreme. Rievoca i giorni nella giungla della Malaysia, la guerriglia in Irlanda del Nord, e la prigionia ad Abu Ghraib, dove, nonostante le torture, ha mantenuto la sua mente come unico bene. Questo memoir crudo e sconvolgente disegna un destino tragico e fiero, mostrando come gli uomini che combattono contro un nemico spesso scoprano che il vero nemico è la vita stessa e che il fronte da assalire sono le loro ossessioni interiori.