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Immediate Action

By: Andy McNab
Narrated by: Paul Thornley
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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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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

Great read/listen

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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.

Enjoyed the story though the ending dragged.

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The writer obviously knows a lot about the SAS. But it appears to me that he is relying on 2nd hand stories. He then altars those stories to capture his idea of a group of happy go lucky, bunch of highly accomplished macho misfits. Which is his idea of the SAS.

Sounds like a try hard.

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