Red One: a Bomb Disposal Expert On The Front Line.

Ivison, Captain Kevin

ISBN 10: 0297860550 / ISBN 13: 9780297860556

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2010

About this Item

1st Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds, VG, bk leans a little, unclipped dust jacket, almost VG, contents clean and tight, bright colour plates, pp242. "How many times can a man face death before he breaks?".

Seller Inventory # 016610

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Red One: a Bomb Disposal Expert On The Front Line.
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297860550
• ISBN 13: 9780297860556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This is the gripping true story of a young bomb disposal officer and his terrifying experiences in Iraq facing daily rocket attacks and terrorist bombs. When two of his colleagues are killed by a roadside bomb, Kevin Ivison is called in to defuse a second even deadlier bomb just a hundred yards from the bodies of his friends. To make things worse, the entire area is under fire from snipers, and a crowd of angry Iraqis have begun to hurl petrol bombs...With little chance of living through this impossible task, Kevin leaves final messages for his loved ones and sets out alone towards the bomb that he is sure will be the last thing he sees. In this gut-wrenching tale of heroism and survival, Kevin Ivison explains why he chose to be a bomb disposal expert in the first place, how he found the courage to face his death, and the unendurable stress that has given him nightmares ever since.

About the Author

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.