Decisive Measures by John Nichol
A breathtaking adventure thriller from the increasingly-popular John Nichol - the British Tom Clancy. When helicopter pilot Jack Griffiths leaves the RAF to join a private military company, Decisive Measures, he hopes to put behind him forever the brutal ethnic conflicts he witnessed in Bosnia and Kosovo. His new job takes him to Sierra Leone to protect the diamond fields. Once there he meets Layla, a doctor working with a local charity, but their growing friendship is torn apart when civil war crupts and Jack is sent back into combat. Then Decisive Measures abandon the mine workers and Jack and Layla are forced to decide where their true loyalties lie.
'Startlingly pertinent..A thriller with a serious message' The Times 2 'Fresh and compelling...as good as anything written by Jeffrey Archer or Dick Francis' Daily Mail 3 'John Nichol straps you in and doesn't let you out until the very last page' Andy McNab 4 'A cracking combat thriller, with a delicate love story' Mail on Sunday 5 'A fast-paced...quality thriller' Mirror"
John Nichol flew for the RAF for fifteen years. On active duty in the Gulf War he was shot down with his pilot John Peters. Captured and tortured, he was paraded on television provoking world-wide condemnation of the Iraqis and leaving one of the enduring images of the conflict. He writes for various national newspapers and is a widely quoted commentator on military affairs. He has also been a consultant and presenter for Newsnight, World in Action and Cutting Edge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340751183 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340751185 |
| Titel | Decisive Measures |
| Autor | John Nichol |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2001-04-05 |
| Seitenanzahl | 384 |
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