Boy Soldier - Andy McNab

Recoil - Andy McNab

For anyone who doesn t know about Andy McNab, this writer was in the front line soaking up real life experience. This was of course before he made the decision to write about his experiences. A little background is necessary if you want to really enjoy his books. As a young man McNab served in Northern Ireland. After this experience he made the decision to attempt SAS selection. As a member of the SAS he found himself at the head of the ill fated Bravo To Zero campaign which resulted in his capture. This experience was written about and McNab moved from an SAS career to the gentler career of writing. So, with that background in mind, you will get that exact feeling from ...

Recoil - Andy McNab

For anyone who doesn t know about Andy McNab, this writer was in the front line soaking up real life experience. This was of course before he made the decision to write about his experiences. A little background is necessary if you want to really enjoy his books. As a young man McNab served in Northern Ireland. After this experience he made the decision to attempt SAS selection. As a member of the SAS he found himself at the head of the ill fated Bravo To Zero campaign which resulted in his capture. This experience was written about and McNab moved from an SAS career to the gentler career of writing. So, with that background in mind, you will get that exact feeling from ...

Recoil - Andy McNab

This book unlike Andy McNabs most famous book Bravo Two Zero is eintirly fictional and is part of a series of books following Agent Nick stone a deniable agent (sort of like a realistic James Bond) Although the plot is fictional it is evident that Andy McNab was actually part of the special forces, his experiance comes through in the details of his writing. The plot follows nick stone as he tracks down a friend who has put herself in danger by doing charitable work in africa. the story takes us to serveral different locals. as with all of Andy McNabs writing everything is backed up by his real life experiance and the story definatly follows current world events This ...

Recoil - Andy McNab

This book unlike Andy McNabs most famous book Bravo Two Zero is eintirly fictional and is part of a series of books following Agent Nick stone a deniable agent (sort of like a realistic James Bond) Although the plot is fictional it is evident that Andy McNab was actually part of the special forces, his experiance comes through in the details of his writing. The plot follows nick stone as he tracks down a friend who has put herself in danger by doing charitable work in africa. the story takes us to serveral different locals. as with all of Andy McNabs writing everything is backed up by his real life experiance and the story definatly follows current world events This ...

Andy McNab in general

This is a very good attempt at an autobiography by a man who has been shot to fame by the success of his previous novel Bravo Two Zero. As we know this detailed McNabs leading of the ill fated patrol of the same name, this time however McNab takes us all the way back to his early days as an out of control youth who, after tangling with the law, was left with the choice of joining the army and finding an outlet for his aggression or spending the rest of his life ducking and diving as a petty villain. McNab soon found that life in the Royal Green Jackets was not enough for him and subsequently tried for selection to the SAS, he failed in his first attempt but displaying the same ...

Andy McNab in general

This is a very good attempt at an autobiography by a man who has been shot to fame by the success of his previous novel Bravo Two Zero. As we know this detailed McNabs leading of the ill fated patrol of the same name, this time however McNab takes us all the way back to his early days as an out of control youth who, after tangling with the law, was left with the choice of joining the army and finding an outlet for his aggression or spending the rest of his life ducking and diving as a petty villain. McNab soon found that life in the Royal Green Jackets was not enough for him and subsequently tried for selection to the SAS, he failed in his first attempt but displaying the same ...