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Book SynopsisEight members of the SAS set off on the mission. Only one evaded capture.
This is his true story.
The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most famous true stories of courage and survival in modern warfare. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991, the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce firefight left the eight men miraculously unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives.
Their aim was to reach the Syrian border, 120 kilometres to the north-west, but during the first night the patrol accidentally broke into two groups of five and three. Chris Ryan found himself left with two companions. Nothing had prepared them for the vicious cold of the desert winter, and after a blizzard and a desperate search for food, Chris Ryan found himself the last man standing.
Left on his own, Ryan narrowly escaped an Iraqi attack and set out alone, trying to reach the border through some of the
Trade Review
Real strength in detailing the nitty-gritty of operations * Sunday Times *
Packed with trademark technical detailing and gung-ho action * Maxim *
Raw and brutal * Daily Express *
You have personally made SAS history -- General Sir Peter de la Billière
Chris Ryan's The One That Got Away must rank with the great escape stories of modern military history * Soldier Magazine *
