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January 12th, 2005
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| Optio  | Post; Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNabThis story details the movements of a SAS (special air service, Britian's ellite special operations unit) patrol deep behind the lines during the first gulf war. It details their mission, how they were inserted deep into Iraq and left to fend for themselves, against two divison's of the ellite Repuliblican Guard. It tells of the compromise of there position on the second day of the mission and the extrordinary escape and evasion tactics the team used until becoming serprated. Some of the team was captured as POW's and it details the harsh realities of becoming a POW. It's truly an eye opening account of what special operations forces face, and the courage and strenght they posses. "Their Mission: To take out the scuds. Eight went out. Five came back. Their story has been cloaked in secrecy. Until Now" (from the back cover of the book) It's a must read for every civilan and military person alike. It will change your mind about the strenght of the human spirt to hope against all odds. Who dares, wins ~ SAS
__________________ Let me win, but if I can not win, let me be brave in the attempt. Pledge of the althletes of the Special Olympics Airborne - All the Way! HOOAH |
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January 12th, 2005
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| Milforum Moderator  | It's a good fiction book. |
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January 12th, 2005
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Didn't the history channel do a special 2 hour doccumentary on Bravo two zero last year? If so then surely it isn't complete fiction. Does the book just take a real event and give it the 'hollywood treatment'? |
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January 12th, 2005
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| Milforum Moderator | I did some poking around the web and my findings are inconclusive. Most official sites label the book as non-fiction. One site called it a tale. RnderSafe, how do you know it is a fiction book?
__________________ "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel |
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January 13th, 2005
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | as soon as michael asher released his counter book, the entire story went up in smoke, and its going to be hard to prove one right and one wrong, its surpising that ahser felt so strongly that he released a book that opposed most of what mcnab said
__________________ If I am asked what we are fighting for, I can reply in two sentences. In the first place, to fulfil a solemn international obligation . . . an obligation of honor which no self-respecting man could possibly have repudiated. I say, secondly, we are fighting to vindicate the principle that small nationalities are not to be crushed in defiance of international good faith at the arbitrary will of a strong and overmastering Power. Author: Rt. Hon. Herbert Henry Asquith Source: Statement, to House of Commons, Declaration of War with Germany, Aug. 4, 1914 |
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January 13th, 2005
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| Optio | Ok so what's the military rule of don't believe 90% of what you hear and 75% of what you see. lol i guess i just believe stuff waaaay to easily but then I'm just an innocent little chic from the bible belt so you know. Anyway, thanks for setting me straight.:~) |
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January 13th, 2005
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| Centurion | most of it is true
__________________ \'\'St George for England!!\'\' \'\'May we give the dragons tail a damned good twist!!\'\' \'\'They call this one the \'Withstand-inater\' It\'ll take a 6 Megaton nuclear blast. No more, No less\'\' |
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