The One That Got Away

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

By: Chris Ryan

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Paperback | 2 June 2011 | Edition Number 1

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416 Pages

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The classic story of the Bravo Two Zero Mission.

The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most famous 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. Late on the evening of January 24, 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight 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, five and three. Chris Ryan found himself left with two companions. Nothing had prepared them for the vicious cold of the desert winter, and they began to suffer from hypothermia. During the night one of the men was to disappear in a blinding blizzard. The next day a goat-herd came across the two survivors. Chris's remaining partner, went with him in search of food and was never to return. Left on his own, Chris Ryan beat off an Iraqi attack and set out alone. His greatest adventure was only just beginning. This is the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth 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.

Industry Reviews

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 *

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