The true story of bomb disposal that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a lifetime of flashbacks.
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Captain Kevin Ivison, GM, was commissioned into the army in 2000, and served in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Iraq, where his work as a bomb disposal expert won him the George Medal. Since leaving the army in April 2009 he has been working for the Ministry of Defence.
Absoluteley riveting...once opened it was a hard one to put down...Highly recommended * COMBAT & SURVIVAL * Capt Ivison's bravery in the face of...deadly situations is recounted in colourful detaili in Red One -- Stephen Tyler * SOLDIER * (An) absorbing book...At the heart of the book is a taut, riveting account of the events of a single day - February 28, 2006 - when Ivison rushed to the scene of an IED ambush on a road known as Red One -- Philip Jacobson * DAILY MAIL * The chapters of Red One that cover the events of February 28 are as gripping, agonising and memorable as any modern military memoir -- Brian Schofield * THE SUNDAY TIMES * Red One is plain-spoken, hearth-thumping stuff -- Sam Kiley * THE TIMES * The honesty with which Kevin relays his fear, his overwhelming sense that he is going to die, is impressive.. Ivison's writing is unpretentious and accessible -- Patrick Hennessey * THE DAILY TELEGRAPH * gripping... a gifted writer as well as a genuine hero... I am humbled at what these heroes do for us all -- Nigel Jones * LITERARY REVIEW *
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