The One That Got Away: The legendary true story of an SAS man alone behind enemy lines

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Chris Ryan

The One That Got Away

The legendary true story of an SAS man alone behind enemy lines

Chris Ryan

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Arrow
02 June 2011

Biography; Autobiography: historical, political & military; True war & combat stories; History; Other warfare & defence issues

The Classic story of the Bravo Two Zero Mission

Eight members of the SAS set off on the mission. Only one evaded capture. This is his true story.

The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most famous true stories of courage and survival in modern warfare. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991, the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq.

A fierce firefight left the eight men miraculously unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives.

Their aim was to reach the Syrian border, 120 kilometres to the north-west, but during the first night the patrol accidentally broke into two groups of five and three. Chris Ryan found himself left with two companions.

Nothing had prepared them for the vicious cold of the desert winter, and after a blizzard and a desperate search for food, Chris Ryan found himself the last man standing.

Left on his own, Ryan narrowly escaped an Iraqi attack and set out alone, trying to reach the border through some of the most lethal country in the world.

This is the story of courage under fire, of skin-of-the-teeth escapes, of the best trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions, and of one man's courageous refusal to lie down and die.

By: Chris Ryan
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 298g
ISBN: 9780099556671
ISBN 10: 0099556677
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 02 June 2011
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the Alpha Force and Code Red series for younger readers. 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).

Reviews for The One That Got Away: The legendary true story of an SAS man alone behind enemy lines

Real strength in detailing the nitty-gritty of operations * Sunday Times * Packed with trademark technical detailing and gung-ho action * Maxim * Raw and brutal * Daily Express * You have personally made SAS history -- General Sir Peter de la Billiere Chris Ryan's The One That Got Away must rank with the great escape stories of modern military history * Soldier Magazine *