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No Escape Zone: One Man's True Story of a Journey to Hell (Hardcover)

by Nick Richardson (Author) "When I reported for the shareholders' meeting - a session colloquially known as 'hairy shoulders' - shortly before eight o'clock on the morning of 5..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (3 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316853143
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316853149
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 568,654 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Reveals the experiences of Fleet Air Arm pilot Nick Richardson after being shot down behind Serb lines during a mission over Gorazde. Lined up to take out two Serb tanks on a ridge above the town, Richardson's sea Harrier was hit by a surface-to-air missile. He ejected and parachuted to ground safely, only to be picked up by a group of Muslim militia - whose side they were on, he did not know. Through various safe-houses he eventually ended up with a group of UN observers holed up in Gorazde, but the locals turned nasty and they decided to make a break for it. Contacting SAS HQ in Sarajevo, they arranged for a chopper to pick them up eight miles out of town. After a hazardous trek through Serb territory in the middle of the night the helicopter arrived, and Richardson was flown out to rejoin his unit.

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Nick Richardson was a Lieutenant-Commander in the Fleet Air Arm until October 1999. He still lives in Yeovil near Fleet Air Arm HQ.

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When I reported for the shareholders' meeting - a session colloquially known as 'hairy shoulders' - shortly before eight o'clock on the morning of 5 January, it was situation normal: no one had told us anything about anything, even though we already knew something was up. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars slow start, exellent end, 7 April 2002
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This is a excellent book. I gave 4 star because of few reasons. If the title of this book was, "my life in RN", or "how to fly the Sea Harrier"... it would definitely win all 5 stars. But the title is "No escape zone", and on the cover of the book is also written, "one of the most gripping escape stories of the modern era".

It has a slow start, on 180 pages Mr. Richardson describe how to fly the Sea Harrier, he explains ways of dropping bombs, how to fly against more superior at that time MIG-29, combat training... but this is not the book about that. In my opinion, this book is about how he was shot down over the city of Gorazde, and how he and the SAS team got trough enemy lines to safety. The story about that is written on only 120 pages comparing with the 180 pages of introduction.

In this 120 pages, he describes who was who in this war, who did what, how people of Gorazde under siege lived and fought against superior enemy, and he describes it well, although this was not his war (his statement).

Despite of my remarks, this book is worth reading, and I highly recommend it. You will read it in one breath especially the last 100 pages. I did.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars GRIPPING, 23 Jul 2001
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I found this book to have a slow start,but with relevent pieces of information to keep you interested for the reality of the situation to come.Nick must have wondered what and where the hell he was after ejecting out of a multi-millon pound jet fighter into the unknown wilderness that was war torn Bosnia.The ending is so gripping i was late back from my dinner hour at work!!!!!whoops....
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unique in many ways, 3 Nov 2001
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This is a unique book as it explores two aspects of life that are very hard to find books on- that of a British Naval Harrier pilot as well as an autobiography of a military serviceman under NATO command during the Bosnian crisis of the mid 90's. While the cover claims it as being "one of the most gripping, untold escape stories of the modern era," I feel that its claim to fame lies in the aforementioned aspects of life, as books on either of these subjects are extremely difficult to come by. While more autobiographies are being written on the Bosnian campaign, I can't help but feel that there are nowhere near enough and not from a diverse enough range of views. To look at the book itself, explanation of the Harrier FRS1 flying abilities, tactics against aircraft and other roles are well explained from an expert's point of view (the author ended his full time career as senior pilot for 899 Training Squadron) in simple language for anyone to understand. While his views on the Bosnian campaign reflect much of what was though by other military personnel, these are not explained as well. The reader has to read about the death and destruction, then reading his simple reasoning that "it was no longer our war," creating a somewhat anti-climax. I was hoping for something maybe a little more insightful or philosophical in his argument, rather than what seems like such a simple explanation. For those who have read Mike Curtis' CQB, mention of Richardson's shoot down is mentioned, providing a cross reference that is very hard to find in many military books! All in all, a worthwhile read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Skip the first half of the book & it's great!
You expect the first few chapters of any book to set the story and be a tad slow - the author did this for well over 50% of the book and after 20% I got really, really bored and... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to put down !
I bought this on Saturday afternoon and finished it in the early hours of Monday craving for more! I just could not put it down. Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2001 by phil@hostinguk.net

5.0 out of 5 stars The Maintainers Thoughts
As an ex-Petty Officer, and one of the maintainers on 801 Naval Air Squadron, at the time of Nick's shooting down. I found his book most informative and funny. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Good read
I became familiar with Lieutenant Richardson's shootdown from Cameron Spence's All Necessary Measures. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2000 by C. J. Husing

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping,an absolute must!
Nick is a personal friend of mine, and he had told me a good deal about his ordeal,but the book goes into greater detail about his emotions and fears. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thrilling Read
I have just finished reading this exciting, hard to put down book. As I enjoy reading fact based books whatever their topic, I decided 'No Escape Zone' was a book I could learn... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2000

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