Red One: The bestselling true story of a bomb disposal expert on the front line in Iraq - Couverture souple

Ivison, Captain Kevin

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ISBN 10 : 0753828308 ISBN 13 : 9780753828304

Editeur : W&N, 2011

Synopsis

Red One The gripping true story of bomb disposal work that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a living nightmare... Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The British Hurt Locker. In the Iraq War, Cpt Kevin Ivison defused bombs and IEDs left by the Taliban. Each time he took the 'longest walk' to a bomb, it could have been his last. How many times can a man stare death in the face before he breaks?

Even the most skilful operators can only roll the dice so many times before they get unlucky . . . This was my bomb, my task and my fate alone. There was nothing left to do but walk.

When two of his colleagues are killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, young bomb disposal officer Kevin Ivison is called in to defuse a second, even deadlier bomb just a hundred yards from the bodies of his friends. To make things worse, the entire area is under fire from snipers, and a crowd of angry Iraqis have begun to hurl petrol bombs...

With little chance of living through this impossible task, Kevin leaves final messages for his loved ones and sets out alone towards the bomb that he is sure will be the last thing he sees. In this gut-wrenching and terrifying true story of heroism and survival, Kevin Ivison explains why he chose to be a bomb disposal expert in the first place, how he found the courage to face his death, and the unendurable stress that has given him nightmares ever since.

An absorbing, honest, true story of life on the front lines in the Iraq War. Perfect for fans of The Hurt Locker, Sniper One and Bomb Hunters.

'The honesty with which Kevin relays his fear, his overwhelming sense that he is going to die, is impressive . . . unpretentious and accessible' Daily Telegraph

'Absorbing ... At the heart of the book is a taut, riveting account of the events of a single day - February 28, 2006 - when Ivison rushed to the scene of an IED ambush on a road known as RED ONE' - DAILY MAIL

'RED ONE is plain-spoken, heart-thumping stuff' - THE TIMES

Revue de presse :

The honesty with which Kevin relays his fear, his overwhelming sense that he is going to die, is impressive... Ivison's writing is unpretentious and accessible (Patrick Hennessey Daily Telegraph)

Absorbing ... At the heart of the book is a taut, riveting account of the events of a single day - February 28, 2006 - when Ivison rushed to the scene of an IED ambush on a road known as RED ONE (Daily Mail)

The chapters of RED ONE that cover the events of February 28 are as gripping, agonising and memorable as any modern military memoir (Sunday Times)

RED ONE is plain-spoken, heart-thumping stuff (The Times)

Gripping... a gifted writer as well as a genuine hero... I am humbled at what these heroes do for us all (Literary Review)

His account of life on the front lines is at times terrifying, but leavened with black humour (Good Book Guide)

Humbling, edge-of-the-sunlounger account of courage under fire. (TESCO MAGAZINE)

His account of life on the front lines is at times terrifying, but leavened with black humour. (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: W&N
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0753828308
• ISBN 13: 9780753828304
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272