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Eye of the Storm

Twenty-Five Years in Action with the SAS

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Eye of the Storm

By: Peter Ratcliffe, Noel Botham, Brian Hitchen
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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Peter Ratcliffe served in the SAS for 25 years. Blooded in Oman in the 1970s, he also saw action in Northern Ireland, in the Falklands War, and in the Gulf campaign. From his early days in the Paras to his time as Regimental Sergeant-Major in the Gulf, he has lived and fought by the motto 'who dares wins'.

Eye of the Storm is his insider's account of that exceptional career. Fast-paced, earthy, dramatic, funny, occasionally disturbing, it is laced with firsthand descriptions of ferocious and bloody fighting, sudden death and incredible heroism, and peopled with a cast of extraordinary individuals. Beyond that, however, it corrects many of the distortions and exaggerations of other books and explodes several long-standing myths about the Regiment. Here - at last - is the authentic voice of the SAS.

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Found this to be one of the more believable books about the SAS. Enjoyed the narration, very good with some amusing accents, especially in chapter six. Definitely recommend to everyone interested in the SAS.

ENJOYABLE BOOK

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A very honest and sincere book written very well and a very easy read. Brought some real truth to other books as well.

Honesty

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loved it, good race call of the events as they occurred and recount of others amplifications of occurrences which, by themselves were worthy without adding non fiction aspects.

soldier quality warts and all.

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An amazing account of life in the British SAS and experiences of combat.

The only reason I can not give this a 5 star rating is because the author spends time poking holes in other former SAS accounts of the gulf war. While I have no doubt that the author feels a justified disgust at the alleged fictionalized accounts by other former members it would have been far more suitable to simply not mention them at all, allowing the truth to tell its own tale.

Riveting Read

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Covered events well. Interesting to get writers input to the previous books written. This account is of great interest and well written covering a bit of his history up to joining and for his time in the SAS. Well narrated too once you get used to the accent.

Good honest summary

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Again great book and loved listening to this it.
Thank you to the men and women of our armed forces who have put there life’s on the line to defend our country thank you for your service.
I loved listening to these men and there journeys from basic soldier to an elite soldier of the SAS you guys are an inspiration to everyone.

Great Listen

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l read this book when it was first published and enjoyed it very much. Not being any kind of expert on the subject, l took the authors advice and made up my own mind. I could not recommended this book more highly.

Most Enlightening.

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Really enjoyed this book. Well worth a listen. Help fill in the gap in history of The Gulf War.

Great book.

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Great story, with a tremendous insight into what it takes to be selected for the S.A.S , And what it was like to serve with the regiment over so many years. A wonderful read and well narrated.

fantastic reading

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Couldn't stand the voice of the reader, ruined the context of the book. His emphasis on words was just wrong.

Terrible Naration

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