Book description
The casualties of war aren't only on the battlefield...
Coming back from war is never easy, as Sergeant Dave Henley's
platoon discovers all too quickly when they return from fighting in
Afghanistan. Life at home is very different than on the battlefield -
for everyone.
When they are summoned back to Helmand to protect the US team
assigned to destroy the opium crop, it is almost a relief to the
soldiers, if not to their wives, girlfriends and families who are
turned inside out once more by their men's sudden departure.
For all concerned, danger lurks around every corner - for Dave's
team who must learn new skills to survive, and their loved ones in
England, whose lives can be destroyed by equally deadly weapons - a
harsh look, a misunderstanding, an ugly rumour.
Like War Torn, Battle Lines is at once a gritty,
close-to-the-action thriller and an involving story of the stresses
and strains which families and relationships suffer when separated by
thousands of miles and a wealth of experience. This is everyday life
made brilliantly real by Andy McNab, whose continued involvement with
the men and women of the British Army gives this extraordinary novel
its authenticity, its toughness and its heart. This is real life
brought brilliantly alive by Andy McNab, whose continued involvement
with the men and women of the British Army gives this extraordinary
novel its authenticity, its toughness and its heart.
From the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's
Hospital, Andy McNab has lived an extraordinary life.
As a teenage delinquent, 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 he was at the centre of covert
operations for nine years - on five continents. 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.
Since then Andy McNab has become one of the world's bestselling
writers, drawing on his insider knowledge and experience. As well as
three nonfiction bestsellers, he is the author of the bestselling Nick
Stone thrillers. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and
intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK , works in the film
industry advising Hollywood on everything from covert procedure to
training civilian actors to act like soldiers and he continues to be a
spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities.
www. andymcnab. com
