Book description
Immediate Action is 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, 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.
Andy McNab joined the infantry as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was
'badged' as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert
and overt special operations worldwide. During the Gulf War he commanded
Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer,
'will remain in regimental history for ever'. Awarded both the
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his
military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated
serving soldier when he finally left the SAS in February 1993. He wrote
about his experiences in two phenomenal bestsellers,
Bravo Two Zero
, which was filmed in 1998 starring Sean Bean, and
Immediate Action
. He is the author of the bestselling novels,
Firewall
,
Crisis Four
,
Last Light
,
Remote Control
,
Liberation Day
,
Dark Winter
,
Deep Black
,
Aggressor
and
Recoil
. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence
agencies in both the USA and UK.
