The Rescue - The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from the Taliban

The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission.

About the author

Andy McNab joined the infantry as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was 'badged' as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert and overt special operations worldwide. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS in February 1993. He wrote about his experiences in three books: the phenomenal bestseller Bravo Two Zero, Immediate Action and Seven Troop. He is also the author of the bestselling Nick Stone thrillers. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK. He is a patron of the Help for Heroes campaign.

Summary

The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission.

Foreword

The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission.

Product details

• Authors: Andy McNab, Timothy Ryback
• Publisher: Headline Book
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.10.2023
• EAN: 9781802796858
• ISBN: 978-1-80279-685-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 560 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, True war & combat stories, HISTORY / Military / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, True war and combat stories, c 2010 to c 2019, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts