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Immediate Action
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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- Jayden D.
- 23-07-2019
Great read/listen
I always love the story lines of Andy Mc Nabb books this one is another winner for me it took a few goes at finishing but I'm pleased I stuck it out
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- Jaidee
- 21-02-2020
Enjoyed the story though the ending dragged.
I kept thinking this was a Nick Stone story, because it was written very much the same and it had Paul Thornley narrating.
I really enjoyed Andy describing his early life and of his experience through SAS selection. I just felt way too much time was spent describing the last mission in the book. The end got tedious and tarnished what was otherwise an excellent and interesting story.
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