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Soldier ‘I’

By: Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner, Andy McNab
Narrated by: Paul Thornley
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Summary

Bloomsbury presents Soldier ‘I’ by Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner and Andy McNab, read by Paul Thornley.

No publicity, no media. We move in silently, do our job and melt away into the background. If you have the stamina, the willpower and the guts, we'll welcome you with open arms and make you one of us. And if you haven't, then it's been very nice knowing you. Eighteen years in the SAS saw Pete Winner, codenamed Soldier 'I', survive the savage battle of Mirbat, parachute into the icy depths of the South Atlantic at the height of the Falklands War and storm the Iranian Embassy during the most famous hostage crisis in the modern world. For the first time, Pete also details his close-protection work around the world, from the lawless streets of Moscow to escorting aid convoys into war-torn Bosnia. He also unveils the problems of post-traumatic stress disorder faced by many Special Forces veterans and how he battled his own demons to continue his roller-coaster career. This is his story, written with a breath-taking take-no-prisoners attitude that brings each death-defying episode vividly to life.

©2021 Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner, Andy McNab (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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Great book

I read this book many, many years ago, but it was great to hear it this time. the narrator did a very good job on telling the story. Well worth getting.

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Excellent

A story of modern war, and everything else. A story of modern war, and everything else.

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Thrillingly Done with Snapper Style

Superb autobiography of a true SAS legend. Riviting and very sad in places. Lest we forget our fallen hero's. Its a must purchase

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The Man is a Legend

I've heard a lot about this guy in various books. He had been a talking point a lot of situations. This story doesn't disappoint and I have yet more books to read. Paul Thornley reads it well as he always does.

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Really good

Andy Mcnab is on the cover but has nothing to do with this which is confusing

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Superb

Enjoyed this book from start to finish! Narration was awesome too. REspect once a Sapper always a Sapper!

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Full of characters and colour…

An authentic account of key operations by, and the general culture of, the SAS. Following on from this, a gritty and telling account of the struggle to adjust to a ‘normal’ life after years filled with the prospect of being called into extremely violent situations at any time. I was disappointed to hear Pete’s take on psychological support, far more available now due to veterans pathways being set-up in IAPT and elsewhere. His negatively about such help seeking and lack of understanding of what the process brings, the nature of PTSD, what is and isn’t required ( in terms of the qualification of ‘experience’) to meaningfully help somebody is, I’m sure, born out of his own experience. However, it isn’t accurate and reflects an attitude which, at worst, could reinforce the avoidance which means that the average time veterans take to seek help is 14 years after the development of problems. As a former comrade of his once told me, ‘that wait usually includes prolonged substance misuse, two marriages and a jail sentence’. If you know you need help, please keep moving until you find what you need.

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Smashed

Totally immersed, a nonstop listen!! So many “I remember that” and in depth explanations. Total appreciation of an individuals exploits thank you…

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Fantastic book! one of my favourites

Fantastic book! one of my favourites. what a life this guy lived. looking for my next one

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A solid rendition

Jumps about a bit and the attempt to include time in the hospital as a link is unnecessarily complicated and an attempt at being unnecessarily clever. Otherwise an very insightful glimps into a life so far removed from that of us mere vanilla mortals we can only listen in awe. Solid, warts and all.

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