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Chris Ryan (Author)
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Publication Date: 19 July 2001

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.

One of the most amazing and exciting true-life stories ever written, it started Chris Ryan on the path to being one of Britains most popular thriller writers.

(20030109)

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow; New edition edition (19 July 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099460157
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099460152
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 3 x 17.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 109,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Real strength in detailing the nitty-gritty of operations" (Sunday Express )

"Packed with trademark technical detailing and gung-ho action" (Maxim )

"Chris Ryan's The One That Got Away must rank with the great escape stories of modern military history" (Soldier Mystery )

"Raw and brutal" (Daily Express )

"You have personally made SAS history" (General Sir Peter De La Billière )

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The massivley bestselling and incredibly true story of the escape from behind enemy lines in Iraq. (20030109)
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46 of 52 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic action - Gripping in the extreme!!! 10 Sep 2003
By Mark J Trumper
Format:Paperback
I loved Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero, so when I saw the adverts for Chris Ryan's take on the same covert events deep behind Iraqi enemy lines, I couldn't wait to conscript!! Ryan bills himself as the realist to McNab's dreamer and this is borne out by his gritty and gripping approach to prose. Where Bravo Two Zero owed more to McNab's magical realism The One That Got Away is more about Ryan's no-nonsense, crash-bang-wallop feel for realistic special forces action.

This book is NOT a disappointment. It's gratifying to read such well crafted prose from a man that's actually been there and done it in the worlds premier elite fighting force. This gives Ryan's writing so much more authority and edge than other more run of the mill "war novelists" like Solzhenitzhen or Pat Barker, who may string write pretty words together but would struggle if they had to yomp 250 clicks in a week across hostile enemy terrain.

Another aspect of the book that's often overlooked is the sense of empowerment that's brought to the reader. Having read this book, I now feel that if placed in a "potential enemy flashpoint" I have the skills and tactical abilities to "neutralise" any threats, or at least talk a good game in the pub thereby impressing my mates. And let's face it that's what it's all about, eh?

Couldn't ask for more in a work of literature.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Right up there with the best books of modern warfare 3 Jan 2008
By T. Glover
Format:Paperback
Before i write this revew i have to say that i am a modern warfare fanatic and have read books like 'Black Hawk Down' by Mark Bowden,'Bravo Two Zero' by Andy Mcnab,'3Para' by Patrick Bishop and Countless other Fictional Books by Andy Mcnab and Chris Ryan, anyway get to the point this book is one of the best of them and probally equally gripping as 'Black hawk down' when i first read this book i thought he was downright over confident but at the end I truelly beleaved he had the right to be confident seeing as he survived Terrible Conditions,No food,No water (apart from little amounts and some that had nuclear waste in it) and the end i thought how in earth did he survive just how i felt about some of the people involved in Black Hawk down
anyway if you do buy this im not going to spoil it but it is truely a brilliant book.
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fair Play... 13 Aug 2005
By Joe and Bethany James
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book. After reading other reviews about both Mcnab and Ryan I was a bit on the defensive when reading this book.
Ryan is an obviously confident person and so some of the things that he writes could be taken the wrong way by people who are intimidated by confidence.
I found his account gripping and I read it in two days. Could not stop reading.
So, pay little attention to the people who criticise Ryan (or Mcnab) because until you've gone through it, well its best to keep quiet.
Worth the read and again it just added to my respect for the boys in 22.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
The book is a fantastic read. So many points of view on the subject and failure of the mission, but you cannot argue that Chris Ryan is a considerably brave and enduring man for... Read more
Published 1 month ago by John Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
After reading some of the other reviews I have noticed that this is a very controversial book, although I have't read andy mcnab's Bravo Two Zero I can understand that there are... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Daniel slack
5.0 out of 5 stars The one that got away
Absolutely brilliant a real look to what happened to Bravo Two Zero

Chris keeps you wanting more couldn't put it down
Published 1 month ago by Rob Kirchen-Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
very good all round quality of service , arrived in a short long period but good looking book ,good standard of service!!
Published 3 months ago by phi phillips
5.0 out of 5 stars awsome
bloody great read. really enjoyed this, like other books in its class only better. nice to see a new perspective
Published 4 months ago by jamie
5.0 out of 5 stars chris ryan
I haven't quite finished this book as yet but what i have read up until now it warrants 5 stars
Published 4 months ago by david mckendrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read.
I wanted to hear Chris Ryan's account of the events that took place in Iraq, I had already read Andy Mcnab's version in his book 'Bravo Two Zero'. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jason Millman
4.0 out of 5 stars Very factual
After ready Bravo Two-Zero by Andy McNab i wanted Chris Ryan's version. Its a great book, but reads very much like an report rather than a novel so don't expect anything other than... Read more
Published 5 months ago by M. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars my hero at his best
if you never read another story of bravery ,courage, british resolve and down right refusal to be defeated thiis one is a must from start to finish the story is shared equally with... Read more
Published 6 months ago by edwin cook
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I am a big fan of Chris Ryan and i have to say i could not put this book down you have to read it to understand just what the armed forces go through, it was fantastic from start... Read more
Published 6 months ago by ANTHONY PATTERSON
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