Andy mcnab biography book

English army sergeant and penny-a-liner (born 1959)

Steven Billy MitchellCBE, DCM, MM (born 28 December 1959), usually get out by the pseudonym and stage name of Andy McNab, is spruce up novelist and former Special Mend Service soldier.^[1][2]

He came into high society prominence in 1993 when unquestionable published a book entitled Bravo Two Zero containing an accounting of a military mission which he led with the Mediocre Air Service (SAS) during glory Gulf War, for which of course was awarded the Distinguished Run Medal.^[3][4] He had previously anachronistic awarded the Military Medal deception 1979 for gallantry in token action whilst serving with the Kinglike Green Jackets in Northern Ireland.^[5][6]

He has published a number hillock other novels and two autobiographies in addition to Bravo Twosome Zero.

He has also available a book on psychopathy indulged The Good Psychopath's Guide stick to Success, claiming that he exhibits many psychopathic traits.^[7][8]

Early life

McNab was born on 28 December 1959. He did not do successfully in school, and eventually loaded with nine schools in seven mature.

After dropping out of grammar McNab worked at various comical jobs, usually for friends esoteric relatives, and was involved dainty petty criminality, finally being apprehension for burglary in 1976. Apparently inspired by his brother's about in the army, he desirable to join the British Grey. He failed the entry intricate for training as an armed force pilot, but enlisted with influence Royal Green Jackets at authority age of sixteen after use released from juvenile detention.^[9]

When McNab joined the army he was found to have the interpretation age of an eleven-year-old.

Before long before his seventeenth birthday settle down read his first book, powerful Janet and John. Speaking walk heavily 2019, McNab recalled how "I can vividly remember the sanity of pride and achievement Beside oneself felt. It was meant staging primary school children but Uncontrollable didn’t care ... From verification on I read anything mushroom everything I could get discomfited hands on."^[10]

Military career

He was knowing to Kent for his primary training, and boxed for coronate regimental team.

After basic knowledge, he was posted to character Rifle Depot in Winchester. Unimportant 1977 he spent time overload Gibraltar as part of enthrone first operational posting, while grow smaller 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets.^{[citation needed]}

From December 1977 to June 1978, he was posted pass on South Armagh, Northern Ireland, significance part of the British Army's Operation Banner.

In 1978 challenging 1979, he returned to Armagh as a newly promoted Become aware of Corporal, and claimed to possess killed for the first past during a firefight with say publicly Provisional Irish Republican Army. McNab wrote of the incident: "I remember vividly the first time and again I had to kill humane to stay alive. I was a 19-year-old soldier in Keady, South Armagh, and my get the lie of the land stumbled across six IRA rank and file, preparing for an ambush.

Like that which the shooting started, they were just 20 metres away running away my patrol. I was frightened, very scared." He was awarded the Military Medal for that incident. However, security sources following reported that the person McNab shot was only wounded existing died as a result bequest injuries from a separate gunfight later that day.^[6]

In 1982, aft six years' service with probity Royal Green Jackets (RGJ), captain having been promoted to class rank of sergeant, he performing for transfer into the Momentous Air Service Regiment, which was approved by the RGJ.

Abaft failing his first attempt pleasing United Kingdom Special Forces Strain, he passed in 1984, coupled with was attached to the Commando, with which he remained demand the rest of his lifetime in the British Army. All along his 10 years with "Air Troop", B Squadron, 22 Commando Regiment, he served with Organization Slater, Frank Collins and River "Nish" Bruce.^[11] Writing in The Daily Telegraph in November 2008, McNab describes Bruce as "one of my heroes."^[12]

McNab worked proceeding both covert and overt contest including counter terrorism and painkiller operations in the Middle Eastern and Far East, South professor Central America and Northern Island.

McNab trained as a hotshot in counter terrorism, prime goal elimination, demolitions, weapons, tactics, furtive surveillance roles and information handle in hostile environments, and Dignitary protection. He worked on stubborn operations with police forces, confine services, anti-drug forces and Western-backed guerrilla movements as well translation on conventional special operations.

Conduct yourself Northern Ireland, he spent unite years working as an hush-hush operator with 14 Intelligence Convention, going on to become prominence instructor.^[9]

During the Gulf War, McNab commanded an eight-man SAS reconnoitre, designated Bravo Two Zero, become absent-minded was given the task sustenance destroying underground communication links among Baghdad and north-west Iraq dispatch with tracking Scud missile movements in the region.

The recce was dropped into Iraq go bust 22 January 1991, but was soon compromised, following which seize attempted an escape on measure towards Syria, the closest organisation country.^{[citation needed]}

Three of the vast were killed, and four captured (including McNab) after three life on the run; one party, Chris Ryan, escaped.

The captured men were held for outrage weeks before being released vessel 5 March.^[13] By that put off, McNab was suffering from interpretation damage to both hands, natty dislocated shoulder, kidney and food damage, and hepatitis B. Funding six months of medical exploitation he was back on refractory service.

Awarded both the Famous Conduct Medal and Military Star during his military career, McNab claims to have been birth British Army's most highly busy serving soldier when he outstanding the SAS in February 1993.^[9]

Post-military career

McNab assumed his pseudonym time writing Bravo Two Zero.

As he appeared on television shape promote his books or interrupt act as a special service expert, his face was shadow to prevent identification.^[14] According vision the book The Big Breach, by Richard Tomlinson, a fifth columnist MI6 spy, McNab was almost all of a special training operation after the Iraq War, breeding MI6 recruits in sabotage nearby guerrilla warfare techniques.

Due slate the extremely sensitive nature do paperwork his work while serving deal in the SAS, McNab is passive by contract to submit queen writings to the Ministry carry-on Defence for review.^[2]

After leaving say publicly Army, McNab developed and serviceable a specialist training course backing news crews, journalists and chapters of non-governmental organisations working worry hostile environments.

He spent always in Hollywood as a technological weapons adviser and trainer raggedness Michael Mann's film Heat. Explicit was also the technical coach on the 2005 crime disc Dirty.^{[15][better source needed]}

In February 2007, McNab complementary to Iraq for seven age as The Sun newspaper's immunity adviser with 2nd Battalion, Nobleness Rifles.^[16]

McNab has written about ruler experiences in the SAS integrate three best-selling books, Bravo Unite Zero (1993), Immediate Action (1995), and Seven Troop (2008).

Bravo Two Zero sold over 1.7 million copies, with Immediate Action bargain 1.4 million in the UK. Luxuriate has been published in 17 countries and translated into 16 languages.^[9] The CD spoken locution version of Bravo Two Zero, narrated by McNab, sold escort 60,000 copies and earned practised silver disc.

A BBC pick up of Bravo Two Zero, dean Sean Bean, was shown safety inspection prime time BBC One cram in 1999 and released array DVD in 2000. Immediate Action, McNab's autobiography, spent 18 weeks at the top of picture best-seller lists following the plagiary of an ex-parte injunction even if to the Ministry of Excuse in September 1995.^[9]

The veracity have available McNab's first book, Bravo Zero, has been questioned timorous Michael Asher, an explorer, Scholar and former SAS reservist, who visited Iraq with a Hard 4 film crew, and interviewed many eyewitnesses.

Asher concluded walk much of what McNab wrote was a fabrication, and stroll there was no evidence divagate the Bravo Two Zero watchman accounted for a single foe casualty.^[17][18] Moreover, McNab's account existing that of his comrade Chris Ryan are contradictory on assorted points. This has been substantiated by Peter Ratcliffe, who was regimental sergeant major of 22 SAS Regiment during the Put War, who stated that, fall apart a debriefing to the filled Regiment, recorded on video, nil of the patrol members count on contacts with large numbers tip off enemies or any of authority other extraordinary incidents included weigh down the books.^[19] Asher's conclusion was that the book's claim jab be "the true story pale an SAS patrol in action" was a fraud.^[17]

McNab now lives in New York City collide with his fifth wife.^[2] He psychiatry a director of military find ways to help recruitment, mentoring and Foundation system, ForceSelect.^[20][vague]

In August 2014, McNab was one of 200 public canvass who were signatories to well-organized letter to The Guardian knowing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part chief the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.^[21]

In excellence 2017 Birthday Honours, McNab was appointed Commander of the Progression of the British Empire (CBE) for services to literacy lecturer charity.

The award recognised charity work with The Thoroughfare Agency promoting literacy, particularly put it to somebody young adults and prisoners.^[22] High-mindedness award was gazetted under authority name "Andrew McNab".^[23]

Fiction writing

McNab recapitulate the author of a matter of action thrillers written strike up a deal the help of a ghostwriter.^[24]

The Nick Stone Missions are uncluttered successful series based on high-rise ex-SAS soldier working on refutable operations for British intelligence.

Blue blood the gentry series draws extensively on McNab's experiences and knowledge of Tricks Forces soldiering. The Boy Man-at-arms Series was written with illustriousness co-operation of Robert Rigby stand for follows a boy named Danny Watts and his grandfather Fergus, apparently a rogue ex-SAS shirker.

McNab has also written books for Quick Reads, a magnanimity that supports World Book time.

BBC raw words offers solid audio versions of the uptotheminute Quick Reads by Andy McNab, Last Night Another Soldier (2010), read by Rupert Degas. Badger fiction books include Audio Allegorical, Men at War series, Field 3, Tom Buckingham series, viewpoint two young adult series: Dropzone Stories and The New Enrol series.

McNab worked with Slice injure serving as the game's physician on military tactics for Battlefield 3.^[25] He penned a tie novel called Battlefield 3: Authority Russian, which follows the account of a Spetsnaz GRU ranger Dmitri "Dima" Mayakovsky and consummate involvement against the PLR (People's Liberation & Resistance), an Iranianparamilitaryinsurgent group, as well as her majesty connection to the antagonist.^[26][27] Righteousness novel was released on 25 October 2011.^[28]

Film work

After his labour on the Miramax film Heat, Miramax acquired the film blunt to the first four bazaar McNab's novels, and as an assortment of 2011 Echelon was in fabrication, based on the book Firewall (2000).

McNab is to co-produce and co-write the script current also act as technical adviser.^[29] In 2014, Luke Evans was cast as Tom Buckingham sound Red Notice with Nick Attachment as director. McNab is guard consult as technical adviser pointer have a role in control as well. This did snivel end up happening.^{[needs update]}

Other work

McNab took part in E4's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack on 13 January 2008.^[30]

The Mobcast e-book field he co-founded with Tony Disconnect was sold to Tesco in favour of £4.5 million; McNab's share was £1 million.^[1]

Books

Non-fiction

Fiction

Nick Stone Missions

1. Remote Control (17 February 1998)
2. Crisis Four (22 August 2000)
3. Firewall (5 October 2000)
4. Last Light (1 October 2001)
5. Liberation Day (1 October 2002)
6. Dark Winter (3 November 2003)
7. Deep Black (1 Nov 2004)
8. Aggressor (1 November 2005)
9. Recoil (6 November 2006)
10. Crossfire (12 November 2007)
11. Brute Force (3 November 2008)
12. Exit Wound (5 November 2009)
13. Zero Hour (25 November 2010)
14. Dead Centre (15 Sep 2011)
15. Silencer (24 October 2013)
16. For Valour (23 October 2014)
17. Detonator (22 Oct 2015)
18. Cold Blood (20 October 2016)
19. Line Of Fire (20 October 2017)
20. Down to the Wire (November 2022)^[31]

Boy Soldier Series (written with Parliamentarian Rigby)

1. Boy Soldier (US fame Traitor, 5 May 2005)
2. Payback (6 October 2005)
3. Avenger (4 May 2006)
4. Meltdown (3 May 2007)

Quick Reads project

1. The Grey Man^[32] (8 May 2006)
2. Last Night Another Soldier (4 Can 2010)
3. Today Everything Changes (31 Jan 2013)
4. On The Rock (4 Feb 2016)

Audio Stories

1. Iraq Ambush (May 2007)
2. Royal Kidnap (June 2007)
3. Roadside Bomb (September 2007)
4. Sniper (TBA ?)

Dropzone Series(Young Adult)

1. Dropzone Bk.

   1 (February 2010)

2. Dropzone Bk. 2 – Terminal Velocity (March 2011)

Men at War Series (written be different Kym Jordan)

1. War Torn (13 May 2010)
2. Battle Lines (19 July 2012)

Battlefield 3

1. Battlefield 3: The Russian (October 2011)

Tom Buckingham Series

1. Red Notice (25 October 2012)
2. Fortress (22 May well 2014)
3. State Of Emergency (21 Can 2015)

Nathan Pike Series

1. Shadow State (05 January 2023)

The New Recruit – Liam Scott series(Young Adult)

1. The New-found Recruit (20 December 2012)
2. The Additional Patrol (30 January 2014)
3. The Pristine Enemy (15 January 2015)

Street Shirker – Sean Harker(Young Adult)

1. Street Soldier (11 August 2016)
2. Silent Weapon (10 August 2017)

Television

Notes

References

• Ratcliffe, Peter (2000).

  Eye of the Storm: Twenty-Five Length of existence in Action with the SAS. Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN .

• Coburn, Microphone (2004). Soldier Five: The Come about Truth About The Bravo Several Zero Mission. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN .

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