Seven Troop

Andy McNab's latest book has been a tough one to get through. Don't get me wrong, it's a page turner, but by the end I feel I should be writing to Whitehall and ranting about the post service lives of Britaind elete soliders.

McNab paints a picture of heroic daring do - real no nonsence fighting men who willingly give life and limb for Queen and Country, and how when they leave the Regiment many can't cope.

Suicide, Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder seem to be everyday to these guys.

I can only agree with McNab that if we as a nation ask these men to die for us then we should be there to help them live a real and full life after their service.

I enjoy McNab books. Readers of his work will know that some books are definitely better than others. There is no getting away from that. This is a good factual account of his entry into the SAS and his experiences in this elite regiment.

However, there are far too many chapters. Every few minutes and I mean minutes, you hear Chapter 55, Chapter 56 etc etc? I am still on the second part and this is very annoying.

Some of the accents also grate - awful - one sounds like one of the Gallagher brothers on slow. Overall, the narrator does well but I am afraid there are failings. I would still recommend it but, to be frank, my small criticisms do interfere with the enjoyment. How many chapters does a book need?

Half way through the second audio book I have ever had, and I just had to let you know. This is good, gritty, well paced stuff. The Narration is near perfect and I just do not want it to end. I nearly did the whole crying in the rain bit on my walk home while listening to the Northern Ireland Section. what a life...

Well don't expect any real insight into actual operations, I am certain he got involved in alot more! But if you want an insight into the absolute trust and comradeship between people and the bond between guys who depend on each other to survive, when it goes right and when it goes tits up then you will find this a book that you can't put down. I read it in one go. Excellent epilogue as well A++++

I love most andy mcnabs books but i did not like this book as much, the content was ok the book stayed to the truth but i did not find the book as exiting than most of his other books. I love to hear paul thornley read books he reads with expreshion and you can hear the fun in his voice when the book needs it but he can be serious when he has to,

It is a good read, but seems to cover parts of mcnabbs life that he has covered in his previous book.

Not sure if it was the simplicity of the writing or the slightly camp narration. I was expecting something more gripping than this. Not enough to get your teeth into in my opinion. Sorry.

It was not until I was well into Seven Troop by Andy McNab that I realised that this was a true account of his life, I initially thought I was reading a fictional account of the life of a man from poor beginnings, entering the army where he found he ?belonged? and became his family, of this mans friends and colleagues and the adventures he and they had. It was not until I realised that this was an autobiography the impact really hit me. Yes these were real men in a real world where ?s***? happens. Not for the faint hearted, Andy pulls no punches when letting you know how the system can brutalise some of England's finest. If like me, other listeners on finishing this audio book will go out an buy one of those wrist bands that say ?Help for Heroes? you put ?10 in the box even though it says only ?1 and wear them with pride for ?our boy? that serve their country doing a task that frankly we don?t really want to know the details of but Andy McNab?s Seven Troop tells it warts and all.

Excellent account of SAS. You end up feeling like you know the guys !

Great read give you just a little insight into the SAS and the real Andy Mcnab. Keep them coming !