Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition cover art

Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition

 Preview

Get 30 days of Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £16.99

Buy Now for £16.99

About this listen

January 1991. IRAQ. Eight members of the SAS regiment embark upon a top secret mission to infiltrate deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they are to sever a vital underground communication link and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign:

BRAVO TWO ZERO.

Each laden with 15 stones of equipment, they tab 20km across the desert to reach their objective. But within days, their location is compromised. After a fierce fire fight, they are forced into evasive action. Four men are captured. Three die. Only one escapes. For the survivors, however, the worst ordeal is yet to come. Delivered to Baghdad, they are tortured with a savagery for which not even their intensive SAS training has prepared them.

Twenty years from its first publication, Bravo Two Zero still sets the gold standard for military memoirs. It is a breathtaking account of Special Forces soldiering: an action-packed chronicle of superhuman courage, endurance and dark humour in the face of overwhelming odds.

 Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Armed Forces Military Military & War Special & Elite Forces Middle East Thought-Provoking Funny Inspiring Iran

Critic reviews

The best account yet of the SAS in action
Extraordinary
Gripping
Magnificent
All stars
Most relevant

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

All I can say is this is a MUST listen to anyone interested in this type of book. The narration by Paul Thornley is fantastic.

What other book might you compare Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition to, and why?

Seven Troop

What about Paul Thornley’s performance did you like?

Fantastic

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listened to this book over a few days on the way to work.

Even Better Than The Book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Amazing book and sounds like it was quite groundbreaking when it was released. very honest account of his time is the military.

insightful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved this book, the narration is really enjoyable and easy to listen to - the book was a good run length and had enough detail to build a picture in your head of what was going on. I would definitely recommend this book.

Brilliant Recount of the War.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a worthwhile and interesting true-story account of a failed mission; the capture and torture of members of the team; and of their ultimate release.

It does not glorify or idolize conflict and is easy to understand and relate to. I liked the first eight chapters the most because they are fast paced and deal with the author's entry into the armed services, the planning of the mission and the mission itself. I found the account of the torture repetitive and drawn out (as was the torture).

The narration is excellent and gives life to each character with precision.

I would have appreciated a short glossary and a chapter outlining the political run-up to the war. However, without that I am now inspired to seek out more information about that war; the role of the SAS in other conflicts; and the wider politics of the Middle East. Thank you, Andy McNab.

Worthwhile and Interesting

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The book is read well and totally feel like I was in the story the emotion and narrator give this Brel a genuine feel. The story is enjoyable and could stop listening now I look forward to other books by mcnab

Epic journey

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews