The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most
famous stories of courage and survival in modern warfare. Of the
eight members of the SAS regiment who set off, only one escaped
capture. This is his story. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991
the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A
fierce fire-fight left the eight men miraculously unscathed, but
they were forced to run for their lives. Their aim was to reach the
Syrian border, 120 kilometres to the north-west, but during the
first night the patrol accidentally broke into two groups, five and
three. Chris Ryan found himself left with two companions. Nothing
had prepared them for the vicious cold of the desert winter, and
they began to suffer from hypothermia. During the night one of the
men was to disappear in a blinding blizzard. The next day a
goat-herd came across the two survivors. Chris's remaining partner,
went with him in search of food and was never to return. Left on
his own, Chris Ryan beat off an Iraqi attack and set out alone. His
greatest adventure was only just beginning. This is the story of
courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the best trained
soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions, and of
one man's courageous refusal to lie down and die.
"From the Paperback edition."
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