‘Red Notice’ tries for triumph over terrorists SAS is the acronym for Special Air Service, a branch of the British army specializing in counterterrorism and hostage rescue. McNab was born in 1959 and abandoned on the steps of Guy’s Hospital in the London borough of Southwark, in a Harrods shopping bag. What is Andy McNab’s real name?Īndy McNab is the pen name of Steven Billy Mitchell, a former British Army soldier who has authored a plethora of fiction and non-fiction books. For Andy McNab, the patrol’s leader, and Chris Ryan, the soldier who escaped – both names are pseudonyms – the military blunders led, ultimately, to remarkable financial success. One managed to escape by foot across the desert into Syria. Four others were captured and only one escaped. Three men died, including Vince Phillips who suffered hypother-mia. How many Bravo two zeros died?īRAVO Two Zero was the codename of an eight-man SAS patrol which dropped behind enemy lines in January 1991 on a mission to destroy Iraqi Scud missile launchers. ‘Bravo Two Zero’ was the code-name of the famous SAS operation: a classic story of bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. The true story of the most famous SAS operation in history. In an investigation literally in the footsteps of the patrol, Michael Asher tells the true story.
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