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The One That Got Away (Paperback)

by Chris Ryan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 418 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (5 Jul 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099427540
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099427544
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 581,786 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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‘Real strength in detailing the nitty-gritty of operations’ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic action - Gripping in the extreme!!!, 10 Sep 2003
By Mark J Trumper (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The One That Got Away (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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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fair Play..., 13 Aug 2005
This review is from: The One That Got Away (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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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars He walked the walk... He talks the talk, 11 Mar 2005
This review is from: The One That Got Away (Paperback)
Having read numerous books, both fact and fiction, relating to special forces, I have to give 2 thumbs up to this particular work by Chris Ryan. A celebration of human endurance and the will to survive along with insights into the human spirit in an almost hopeless situation. Ryan not only gives accurate details of his thoughts and actions during his amazing trek, but also gives the reader a glimpse of what SAS training is all about. It's rare that any soldier would come face to face with the reality and such missfortune as Ryan did, but as you read this book you have the opportunity to follow Ryan on a journey of survial and almost 'experience' the fear, the drive and the shear will to live he experiences. Falling upon skills he developed during all the years of his training within the British Army including the SAS, Chris Ryan was able to achieve an almost impossible task, one that I personaly feel, only a true, trained, expert in survial could achieve.
A first rate, fact filled book... 'Who Dares Wins ' Bravo!
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5.0 out of 5 stars pleased
bought this for my husband, he thought it was very good, he likes the fact that is a totally different view point from andy mcnabs book and told a different story, he enjoyed it a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. K. L. Woolley

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing read
After reading quite a few Chris Ryan novels and enjoying them, I was intrigued to read Chris' first hand account of how he managed the amazing feat of escaping from the enemy... Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Hemsworth

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational read
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I thought the book was a bit boring at the start but that is because i have read Bravo Two Zero and it's sort of the same thing, but you get a background view of chris ryan and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by G. MCKEON

5.0 out of 5 stars Right up there with the best books of modern warfare
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... Read more
Published 22 months ago by T. Glover

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping tale of endurance and courage
I could not put this book down. Chris Ryan has become a household name and I hold him in the highest regard. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2007 by L. Hay

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, True Story Of A Hero
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Published on 28 Jan 2007 by M. Gutteridge

2.0 out of 5 stars self obsessed?
i read "chris ryan - the one that got away" after reading "Andy Mcnab - bravo two zero" and noticed that alot of the details within the two stories are different. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2006 by bs014v2814

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing account.
An brilliant account of a truly amazing feat of endurance and bravery.
Published on 9 Aug 2005 by J. Goodman

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Book
Currently I am serving in the US Air Force and have deployed to the war twice and every time I have read this book; I cannot say anything but what Chris describes is absolutely... Read more
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