The One that Got Away by Chris Ryan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The One that Got Away
Book Review: An exelent story of the hardships of war
Summary: 5 Stars
BEING A US MARINE IN A RECON TEAM I CAN RELATE TO THE EXPIERENCES THAT RYAN HAD. HE SHOWS IN THIS BOOK HOW STRONG OF A PERSON BOTH MENTALY AND PHYSICALY IT TAKES TO SURVIVE IN WAR TODAY. THE BOOK SHOWED ME THAT NO MATTER HOW BAD IT GETS IT CAN ALWAYS BE WORSE. IT WAS AN EASY READING BOOK AND I THINK THAT ALL MILITARY PERSONEL SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.Book Review: Another account of the infamous Bravo Two Zero patrol.
Summary: 3 Stars
While this book is a remarkable story of human endurance (Ryan walked 200 miles in seven days with very little food and water), I didn't find the writing style anywhere near as exciting as that of Andy McNab's, the patrol leader. Also Ryan didn't come across as a likeable person, and takes every opportunity to blame someone else for the failure of the patrol's mission. In view of this, it is hard to feel any sympathy for the author.Book Review: B20
Summary: 4 Stars
Ryan was one hell of a good soldier. Its just a bit dissapointing he never gave his team leader the same loyalty that he was given from him. Semper Fi.Book Review: BUCKLE UP
Summary: 4 Stars
A amazng true story, Ryan buckles you up and doesn't release the clip till the final word! An horrific ordeal that tells of super human strenght,courage and detirmination descibed first hand by a man thats been there and back himself. The gripping story tells of things gone wrong behind enemy lines and misleading details that cost several SAS men thier lives while on the Bravo Two Zero Mission. Tells the story from the other side (to Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero) Only Ryan's 203 got closer to the story than this tremendous book. A must read for Bravo Two Zero fans.Book Review: Candid, forthright, revealing and magnificent!
Summary: 4 Stars
The One that Got Away by Chris Ryan is a candid look at one man's ability to rise up from the debts of despair and successfully escape and evade 200 miles from Iraq to safety in Syria during the Gulf war. Ryan tells how he and seven other SAS members of Bravo Two Zero go deep into Iraq with the mission of destroying mobile scud missile launchers. However, soon after their insertion, everything goes to shit and they attempt to walk out of Iraq via Syria with the Iraqis in hot pursuit. Ryan is able to escape and evade where all other members of his team failed. Three members of his team are killed and four are take captive and returned after the cessation of hostilities. This is a story about one of the few true heroes of the Gulf war. Ryan is very candid about their feelings prior to the insertion and how after engaged, one member of their team lost heart and gave up. This and other revelations are always kept quiet and within the special ops communities. In bringing this and other things to light, Ryan attempts to put a human face to the ones we too often consider superhuman. These people are human and they do make mistakes but they are able to outfight and outrun the entire Iraqi army for several days and in Ryan's case, for eight days and successfully reaches Syria and safety. The team leader, Andy McNab, also wrote a book entitled Bravo Two Zero describing the same mission only it describes his and the members treatment once they are taken captive. There is drama between Ryan and McNab and it is evident in Ryan's book. The two have never really reconciled there differences relating to Ryan's escape and McNab's capture. McNab's book is a must read also in order to get the full picture of their mission. Both are Great Books!