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Seven Troop - Andy McNab
By Anthony | April 7, 2009
I suppose I should really of written my review of Andy McNabs first special forces book Bravo Two Zero before reviewing Seven Troop but I think there are enough reviews out there already for you to decide if its a good book or not so Im just going to dig straight into Seven Troop.
For those of you looking for all out action and first hand accounts of special forces operations, this is not the book for you. Seven Troop tells the the story of Andy McNabs build up to the bravo two zero operation and what happened in the aftermath when he returned.
He spends much of the book talking about his SAS Regiment friends and their backgrounds and what became of them in his life. This book looks behind the scenes at what life is really like for a special forces soldier and the things and emotions they encounter as part of their every day lives.
Of course, as you would expect the book is very well written by Andy McNab and I thouroughly enjoyed reading it. Its not one of those books that you cant put down because, as I said, there is no actual operations action in the book. What the book does provide is some good insights into some of the SAS operations that you may not of heared of before and also some information that you may not be aware of. For example did you know that the british SAS trained Osama Bin Laden.
If you are interested in special forces then this is definately a book you should read. Its not all out action but its a very interesting read.
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August 14th, 2009 at 8:36 am
I’ve just finished reading this and I have to say it was a very moving book from a SF soldier like Andy McNabb, the aftermath when he and his collegues left Seven Troop is quite interesting and bears an uncanny similiarity to the ending of ‘Occupation’ that was recently on BBC1. That said I do recommend it.
If you prefer an SBS alternative then get Duncan Falconer’s ‘First into Action’ as this too is an excellent personal SF account.