Andy Mcnab Dcm (10 results)

(Subject: Post World War II - Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan) The story of the SAS patrol infiltrated behind enemy lines during the Gulf War. Their mission was to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy Scud missiles. This is the gripping, true story of their initial evasion and subsequent capture and torture (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Bantam Press) (ISBN: 059303421X) (Pagination: 374pp, maps, sketches, colour photos, glossary) (Condition: Page edges browning. Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition book and DJ not price clipped. 388 pages good and clean with clear print. No foxing, no previous names. Several colour photographs in the centre of the book. 'I took my beltkit off and got down on my belly. All I had with me was my pistol as I kitten-crawled towards the perimeter. I put my hands out, put pressure on my elbows and pushed myself forward with the tips of my toes. Six inches at a time.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. book good black boards gilt lettering to spine edges sunned, unclipped dustjacket is worn at top edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition book and DJ not price clipped. 388 pages good and clean wtih clear print. No foxing, no previous names.

Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Hardback. A no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day Andy McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. Recounting with grim humour and in riveting, often horrifying, detail his activities in the world's most highly trained and efficient Special Forces unit, the author sweeps us into a world of surveillance and intelligence-gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed, because they are in front. By turns chilling, astonishing, violent, funny and moving - a blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle. Illus. in colour, + Glossary. 389pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas. F. in F. dw.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. . Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. Recounting with grim humour and in riveting, often horrifying detail his activites in the world's most highly trained and efficient Special Forces unit, McNab sweeps us into a world of surveillance and intelligence-gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed, because they are in front. By turns chilling, astonishing, violent, funny and moving, this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy McNab's standing in the front rank of writers on modern war. Illustrated.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Hardcover prev owners name inside In January 1991, eight members of the SAS Regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and N/W Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile scud launchers. Their call sigh BRAVE TWO ZERO.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. . Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. Recounting with grim humour and in riveting, often horrifying detail his activites in the world's most highly trained and efficient Special Forces unit, McNab sweeps us into a world of surveillance and intelligence-gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed, because they are in front. By turns chilling, astonishing, violent, funny and moving, this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy McNab's standing in the front rank of writers on modern war. Illustrated. some wear to edges and slight wear and tear and crease to D/j(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. . Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. Recounting with grim humour and in riveting, often horrifying detail his activites in the world's most highly trained and efficient Special Forces unit, McNab sweeps us into a world of surveillance and intelligence-gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed, because they are in front. By turns chilling, astonishing, violent, funny and moving, this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy McNab's standing in the front rank of writers on modern war. Illustrated.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover . Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. Recounting with grim humour and in riveting, often horrifying detail his activites in the world's most highly trained and efficient Special Forces unit, McNab sweeps us into a world of surveillance and intelligence-gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed, because they are in front. By turns chilling, astonishing, violent, funny and moving, this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy McNab's standing in the front rank of writers on modern war. Illustrated. some wear to edges and slight wear and tear and crease to D/j(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…