Book description
Spoken from the Front is the story of the Afghan Campaign, told
for the first time in the words of the servicemen and women who have
been fighting there. With unprecedented access to soldiers of all
ranks, as well as pilots, reservists, engineers, medics, Royal
Military police, mechanics, cooks and other military personnel, Andy
McNab has assembled a portrait of modern conflict like never before.
This is the full experience of our troops on the ground and in the
air. The horrors, cruelties, drudgery, excitement and banter of these
soldiers' lives combine to form a chronological narrative of all the
major events in Helmand during the British Army's time there.
From their action-packed, dramatic, moving and often humorous
testimonies in interviews, diaries, letters and emails written to
family, friends and loved ones, emerges a 360-degree picture of
guerrilla warfare up close and extremely personal. It is as close to
the real thing as you can get.
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 three books: the
phenomenal bestseller Bravo Two Zero, Immediate Action and Seven Troop.
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. He is a patron of the Help for Heroes campaign.
www. andymcnab. co. uk
