Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS assault team rescue the hostages from the terrorist-held Iranian embassy?Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS assault team rescue the hostages from the terrorist-held Iranian embassy?30 April 1980: six well-armed terrorists seize the Iranian Embassy in London. Nineteen Iranian nationals and four British citizens are captured.Subsequent negotiations see some hostages released, but when, on the fifth day of the siege, one of the hostages is shot dead, his body dumped outside, the time for negotiation is over. It is time to end the siege, and the only men with enough skill and daring for this dangerous task are the legendary SAS! In fact, convinced they will eventually be called in, they have already practiced a high-risk rescue operation in their top secret ‘Killing House’.On the evening of 5 May – and in the full glare of the international media – twelve SAS soldiers, dressed in black and wielding a deadly arsenal, make their courageous assault on the Embassy….‘Shaun Clarke’ is the pen name of a British author who emigrated to Australia aged 19, serving for 6 years in the Royal Australian Air Force. Returning to England, he lived in London for twenty years before moving to Ireland.• A series of novels based on this extraordinary regiment – a thrilling 'factoid' adventure about the most daring soldiers in military history: the SAS!• Many are based on real episodes in the history of the regiment. e.g. the Bravo Two Zero-type raids in Iraq and the Falklands, plus missions set around the world, from the Second World War to modern-day Afghanistan• Well-researched, fast-paced, mass-market thrillers with a built-in ‘collectability’: read one, you’ll want to read another• Published to lead up to the 75th anniversary of the SAS in 2016Competition: Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Stephen Leather
Pubblicato da: HarperCollins Publishers