The One that Got Away
by Chris Ryan

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Book Review: a truly amazing story of triumph over extreme adversity
Summary: 5 Stars

Certain issues have been raised regarding the authenticity of the accounts of the Bravo Two Zero mission that have been presented by Chris Ryan and patrol leader Andy McNab (who presented his account in his book, Bravo Two Zero). A comparison of the two accounts reveal a number of inconsistencies. There have been accusations of exaggeration and distortion of the facts made against McNab and Ryan. Those interested in an outside opinion of what truly happened might want to pick up a book entitled "The Real Bravo Two Zero", written by Michael Asher (an ex-SAS member/expert in Arab culture) who went to Iraq years after the war to research the Bravo Two Zero mission on location. Although his research is very thorough, he seems much too willing to accept the accounts of Iraqi witnesses as completely honest while holding McNab and Ryan's accounts in constant suspicion. It is interesting to note that the evidence he uncovered does debunk some aspects of Andy McNab's account. One example is McNab's farfetched claim that Bravo Two Zero managed to kill between 200 and 250 enemy soldiers throughout the ordeal. Chris Ryan never makes such an outrageous assumption in his book, and even Michael Asher has to lend more credibility to Ryan's account at the end of the day. In all fairness, those who were not there can only speculate to a certain extent. There's really no use further arguing about it unless someone out there is capable of reading the minds of the surviving members of Bravo Two Zero. My curiosity was caught by all the sensationalism surrounding the BTZ mission, and in my personal opinion, the truth probably lies somewhere between Chris Ryan's account and Michael Asher's conclusions (leaning closer to Chris Ryan). Whatever the truth of Bravo Two Zero is, Chris Ryan's amazing feat of survival and escape cannot be disputed. The fact remains that he walked through hostile territory in horrible conditions (that caused two other members of his team to die from exposure) for 7 days and 8 nights, and he managed to survive enemy attack, hypothermia, exhaustion, and starvation. These cold hard facts alone make an amazing story even without any of the small details that are in dispute. Chris Ryan is a man of amazing will, and his accomplishment should be forever remembered in the history of military special operations.

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• Books > Subjects > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People
• Memoirs
• History > Europe > England
• Military > United States > Operation Desert Storm