Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. London. 7 August 2014 . Retrieved 26 August 2014. McNab’s first fiction effort is a corker of a book, following a by-now familiar pattern in its structure but still remaining as fresh as its day of release. Due to the extremely sensitive nature of his work while serving with the SAS, McNab is bound by contract to submit his writings to the Ministry of Defence for review. [2] This is the first Andy McNab book that I have ever read which actually works out well because it is also the first one he has ever written. For the most part I really enjoyed it but there were a couple of points which I think need to be sorted out before the next book in the series. Andy McNab joined the infantry in 1976 as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was badged as a member of 22 SAS Regiment. He served in B Squadron 22 SAS for ten years and worked on both covert and overt special operations worldwide, including anti-terrorist and anti-drug operations in the Middle and Far East, South and Central America and Northern Ireland.

McNab assumed his pseudonym while writing Bravo Two Zero. When he appeared on television to promote his books or to act as a special services expert, his face was shadowed to prevent identification. [14] According to the book The Big Breach, by Richard Tomlinson, a renegade MI6 spy, McNab was part of a special training team after the Iraq war, training MI6 recruits in sabotage and guerrilla warfare techniques. a b Goodley, Simon (4 September 2012). "Andy McNab sells stake in Mobcast ebook business to Tesco". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014 . Retrieved 26 May 2015.McGibbon, Rob, 2005 The Press Conference with Andy McNab ". Robmcgibbon.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2012 . Retrieved 25 October 2011.

McNab also became a specialist in several related skills, such as prime target elimination and covert surveillance. He even served in the infamous First Gulf War where he took leadership of Bravo Two Zero. The action scenes were reasonably well done, though not as potent as I would have liked. Some of the situations were optimistic, with the girl at times way too close to the action. But I know that's pretty much the dilemma of the book, and that McNab was looking for ways of skirting that fine line between suspense and plausibility. Best-selling author Andy McNab appointed CBE for literacy work". BBC News. 17 June 2017 . Retrieved 17 June 2017.

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Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal during his military career, McNab claims to have been the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he left the SAS in February 1993. [9] Post-military career [ edit ] Asher, Michael (2002). The Real Bravo Two Zero: The Truth Behind Bravo Two Zero. Cassell Military. ISBN 978-0-304-36554-8. The army career of Andy McNab seemed to overshadow all of his past failures in life. Although once a criminal, he became a key member of the military. McNab was stationed in South Armagh of Northern Ireland during the years 1977 to 1978. By 1979 he was promoted to the position of Lance Corporal.