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Zero Six Bravo

60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story

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Zero Six Bravo

By: Damien Lewis
Narrated by: Michael Fenner
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The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling modern classic: A Bravo Two Zero for the Second Gulf War. They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can finally be told.

In March 2003 M Squadron - an SBS unit with SAS embeds - was sent 1,000 kilometres behind enemy lines on a true mission impossible, to take the surrender of the 100,000-strong Iraqi Army 5th Corps. From the very start their tasking earned the nickname 'Operation No Return'. Caught in a ferocious ambush by thousands of die-hard fanatics from Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen, plus the awesome firepower of the 5th Corps' heavy armour, and with eight of their vehicles bogged in Iraqi swamps, M Squadron launched a desperate bid to escape, inflicting massive damage on their enemies. Running low on fuel and ammunition, outnumbered, outmanoeuvred and outgunned, the elite operators destroyed sensitive kit and prepared for death or capture as the Iraqis closed their deadly trap.

Zero Six Bravo recounts in vivid and compelling detail the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two. It is a classic account of elite soldiering that ranks with Bravo Two Zero and the very greatest Special Forces missions of our time.

©2013 Damien Lewis (P)2014 WF Howes Ltd
Armed Forces Middle East Military Special & Elite Forces War Gulf War

Critic reviews

"One of the most remarkable stories in the history of special forces' operations" ( Daily Express)
"One of the best accounts of a behind-enemy-lines mission ever" (Phil Campion, ex-SAS and author of Born Fearless)
"Sixty special forces against 100,000 - a feat of British arms to take the breath away" (Frederick Forsyth)
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Would you consider the audio edition of Zero Six Bravo to be better than the print version?

What did you like best about this story?

Which character – as performed by Michael Fenner – was your favourite?

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

Any additional comments?

Starts well, picks up speed then is unstoppable!
I could not stop listening!

Amazing story, superbly narrated.

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If you could sum up Zero Six Bravo in three words, what would they be?

Thrilling, gripping and well read.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dude, typical american :)

Have you listened to any of Michael Fenner’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the soldiers were stuck in the waddie of death.

Any additional comments?

Well worth listening too, gives a good insight of what our troops actually have to face. Bit of a wake up call for those who think that our lads and lasses have it easy.

Fantastic Listening!

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seems like the British Special Forces are magnetics for goat herders. the way the hook was written, it could have been a lot shorter.
it's basically British SF get spotted by a goat herder, they carry on as if its nothing . run into the Iraqi Army and run away but told as if its heroic. like Bravo 2 zero, if the guy who made it to Syria writes hit book, it will most likely be better

alright, not the best

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I am not convinced that this story as it is warrants a full book.
In the end it was a relatively simple story with few surprises.
But clearly they were brave and if you value this bravery it can be worth the listen .

Quite a simple story

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see above for a concise review of the book the story and the performance. a decent story brave guys just bit quite on that level.

no b20 though CONSTANTLY references it

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