Zero Six Bravo, 9781782060833
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Sixty special forces trapped behind enemy lines in a desperate battle.

Zero Six Bravo

60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2014

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Summary

The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller.

‘Sixty special forces against 100,000 - a feat of British arms to take the breath away’ Frederick Forsyth.

They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can finally be told.

In March 2003 M Squadron - an SBS unit with SAS embeds - was sent 1,000 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781782060833
ISBN-10:1782060839
Author:Damien Lewis
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:31 July 2014
Weight:303g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Behind enemy lines: setting the record straight on an epic escape from Iraq

Behind enemy lines: setting the record straight on an epic escape from Iraq * Soldier Magazine *More action than Call of Duty. Lifts the lid on the Special Forces mission they tried to keep secre * Captain David Blakeley *More than a tale of bravery against desperate odds. It provides an object lesson in what can go wrong when intelligence is flawed and insufficient resources and too few troops are used in war – Toby Harnden * Sunday Times *One of the best accounts of a behind-enemy-lines mission ever * Phil Campion, ex-SAS and author of Born Fearless *One of the most remarkable stories in the history of special forces’ operations * Daily Express. *Sixty special forces against 100,000 - a feat of British arms to take the breath away * Frederick Forsyth *Ten years after a near disastrous mission during the Second Gulf War, which ended in allegations of cowardice, the story of M Squadron Special Boat Service is finally being told * Daily Telegraph. *

About The Author

Damien Lewis

Damien Lewis is a number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide. For decades he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world’s major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South America, the Middle and Far East and winning numerous awards. His books include the World War Two classics The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, SAS Nazi Hunters, SAS Ghost Patrol, SAS Band of Brothers and SAS Forged in Hell. A dozen of his books have been made, or are being made, into movies or TV drama series and several have been adapted as plays for the stage. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has recently been released as a Guy Ritchie movie of the same name. He has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charitable concerns connected with his writings.

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