Summary
BRAVO TWO ZERO meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. Tom Read’s story had me on the edge of my seat. It also made me cry. — Andy McNab
A former member of the British Parachute Regiment, Tom Read was preparing to freefall from more than 23 miles above the earth to become the first man to punch a hole through the sound barrier unassisted.
It didn’t work out that way.
From his hospital bed in a French sanatorium, Tom began to review his …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751572353 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751572357 |
| Author: | Tom Read |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 253g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 28mm |
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This is BRAVO TWO ZERO meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. Tom Read’s story had me on the edge of my seat. It also made me cry. - Andy McNab
Extraordinary - MAIL on SundayAn incredible story: funny, sad and as breathtaking as a high altitude sky dive - CAMERON SPENCE author of SABRE SQUADRON.A courageous book. - THE TIMESAbout The Author
Tom Read
Tom Read is a pseudonym for Charles ‘Nish’ Bruce. Born in 1956, Nish spent fifteen years as a soldier in the British Army. He was a member of the Second Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 Para), The Red Devils Parachute Display Team and 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS). He served in the Falklands, throughout Central America and in Northern Ireland in the early 1980s, where he was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for acts of ‘exemplary bravery’.
Nish was also a renowned skydiver with a love for crosswords and everything airborne. He died in 2002, aged forty-five.
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