Stand By, Stand By - Hardcover

Chris Ryan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712677666 ISBN 13: 9780712677660

Publisher: Random House UK, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Ryan, Chris

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From the Back Cover:

Never has there been a more graphic account of the SAS in action, never a thriller so authentically grounded in the twists and turns of undercover warfare.

Geordie Sharp, a sergeant in the SAS, is struggling to pick up the threads of his army career. Wounded in the Gulf War, he returns to Hereford to find his home life in tatters. As he trains with Northern Ireland Troop, a murder in his family fires him with personal hatred of the IRA. Posted to Belfast, he discovers that his adversary is Declan Farrell, a leading player in the Provisional IRA. Sharp sets out to stalk and kill his man.

Praise for Chris Ryan: 'Hard as nails' Mirror

'Tough, high-testosterone stuff, gripping' Glasgow Herald

'Ryan has come up with a big-balled romp that's just dying to be read in the company of a beer, a sun lounger and a holiday in the Mediterranean' Maxim

About the Author:

Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment , he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the Alpha Force and Code Red series for younger readers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House UK
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0712677666
• ISBN 13: 9780712677660
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288