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The new action-packed, no-holds-barred novel from bestseller, Chris Ryan Two soldiers: Britain's most celebrated military hero and a broken veteran living in the gutters of London. Their paths last crossed nearly twenty years ago. Now, amidst a hostage crisis in the Middle East, their lives are about to collide again. And the Strike Back is about to begin. nnJohn Porter wa The new action-packed, no-holds-barred novel from bestseller, Chris Ryan Two soldiers: Britain's most celebrated military hero and a broken veteran living in the gutters of London. Their paths last crossed nearly twenty years ago. Now, amidst a hostage crisis in the Middle East, their lives are about to collide again. And the Strike Back is about to begin. nnJohn Porter was involved in a hostage raid in Lebanon in 1989. The raid went disastrously wrong, several Regiment men died, John spared the life of a Lebanese fighter and blames himself for the deaths. Struggling to come to terms with the past, John has hit the bottle and is sleeping rough.nnColonel Peregrine Collinson was involved in the same raid. He was awarded a Military Cross and is heralded as a military hero.nnAfter the disastrous raid, their lives couldn't have been further apart. Until now. A hostage crisis in the Middle East draws the enemies back together for the first time. Who will be the hero this time? About The Author: Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years there he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris Was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS. nnHe wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away which was also adapted for screen. He is also the author of the bestsellers Stand By, Stand By , Zero Option , The Kremlin Device , Tenth Man Down , The Hit List , The Watchman , Land of Fire , Greed , The Increment , Blackout, Ultimate Weapon and Strike Back. Chris Ryan's SAS Fitness Book and Chris Ryans Ultimate Survival Guide are also published by Century.nnHe lectures in business m
The new action-packed, no-holds-barred novel from bestseller, Chris Ryan Two soldiers: Britain's most celebrated military hero and a broken veteran living in the gutters of London. Their paths last crossed nearly twenty years ago. Now, amidst a hostage crisis in the Middle East, their lives are about to collide again. And the Strike Back is about to begin. nnJohn Porter wa The new action-packed, no-holds-barred novel from bestseller, Chris Ryan Two soldiers: Britain's most celebrated military hero and a broken veteran living in the gutters of London. Their paths last crossed nearly twenty years ago. Now, amidst a hostage crisis... Read More