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The one that got awayThe one that got away

The one that got away1998

Ryan, Chris

About this book

The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most talked about stories of courage and survival in modern warfare. Of the eight members of the SAS regiment who set off, only one escaped capture. This is his story.Here Chris Ryan has also written an introduction detailing the aftermath of his extraordinary experience; how the former members of the patrol have fallen out and revealing documentary evidence that settles once and for all what really happened on that fateful mission. This edition also includes photographs censored at the time of the original publication.

Details

First published
1998
OL Work ID
OL2728552W

Subjects

BiographyBritish Personal narrativesGreat BritainGreat Britain. Army. Special Air Service Regiment, 22ndMilitaryNonfictionPersian Gulf War, 1991Personal narratives, BritishIraq, historyIraq-kuwait crisis, 1990-1991Operation desert shield, 1990-1991Persian gulf war, 1991Great britain, armySoldiers

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