Specifications: novel set during the Gulf War, is published for the first time in 1993 in English, then translated into Italian released in 1997. It 'a great success and immediately became a best seller. Length: about 400 pages. recommended and cost Edition: Paperback (tea books, or other edition) 8,50 €. First edition about 18 €. Things to buy in the original, of course.
Plot: 's the story (true) of a British soldier during the Gulf War of 1990, told from the protagonist. Mc Nab (pseudonym of course) leads a group of trained military personnel who are responsible for sabotaging the lines of communication and to find missile launch door of Saddam Hussein.
The mission takes a different track almost immediately, when the patrol Bravo Two Zero Andy Mc Nab controls (8 men total) is discovered.
Since there is no escape in the desert, survival, struggle and resistance in prison for torture.
Comment: The story, itself, is interesting, as one-sided point of view of a soldier taken prisoner by the Iraqis and how the topic might be too "Industry" and confusing to some readers. In my opinion it is still a great book for two reasons: because it is a very well written, and apart from some unimportant and distracting technical point of view is very close and loyal to the Gulf War, on aspects of combat, the prison , which have to undergo interrogation on detainees, torture and the myths dispelled by the war who first took part in it (this book was then made about a film of the same name).
The other reason is the characteristic carrier Mc Nab, who understand, it differs from the myriad of books on war and espionage (Tom Clancy to name one, which is considerably different): the cynical irony, even when it comes to drama and death, some jokes phenomenal scattered in several books, the absurdity of some moments he found himself living, the ability to make pleasant reading of a genre like this even to a reader like me, who is sometimes the military, the weapons and everything else a bunch of irritating issues.
Mc Nab becomes a character in several books, even when it is found in the shoes of Nick Stone, invented protagonist of his novels, written after his imprisonment. Nick is obviously his double, and perfectly embodies the manners, to say and do, and like a soap opera or a TV show in episodes, you learn quickly to understand and interpret the novels being often think "Oh, this piece is typical of Andy" until affezzionarsi, I'm serious.
The strategic advice.
Overall Rating: 8
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