Eight Lives Down
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Eight Lives Down by Chris Hunter
SEARING HEAT You have the most dangerous job in the world's most dangerous place. You are responsible for bomb disposal in the British sector of Iraq.You are the last defence against oblivion. , COLD FEAR You are up against some of the most sophisticated bombmakers in the world.
A ticking bomb of a book; breathtakingly tense, fast-paced and incredibly movingThe best war memoir I've read in years -- Andy McNab
You might expect an account of disabling bombs to be repetitive or overly technical, but Hunter's is neither. Each incident is fascinatingly different and edge-of-the-seat dramatic, and Hunter recounts them with vividness and clarity * Daily Mail *
Thoughtful, gripping and engaging... The emotion, the immediacy, the adrenalin rush of what it feels like to walk towards a device that may or may not blow at any minute taking you and everyone in the proximity with it packs an authentic punch -- Kate Mosse * The Times *
Chris Hunter is a very brave man. His work couldn't be more terrifying or necessary * Daily Mirror *
Action-packed... A breathtaking story of courage and survival * News of the World *
You might expect an account of disabling bombs to be repetitive or overly technical, but Hunter's is neither. Each incident is fascinatingly different and edge-of-the-seat dramatic, and Hunter recounts them with vividness and clarity * Daily Mail *
Thoughtful, gripping and engaging... The emotion, the immediacy, the adrenalin rush of what it feels like to walk towards a device that may or may not blow at any minute taking you and everyone in the proximity with it packs an authentic punch -- Kate Mosse * The Times *
Chris Hunter is a very brave man. His work couldn't be more terrifying or necessary * Daily Mirror *
Action-packed... A breathtaking story of courage and survival * News of the World *
Chris Hunter joined the British Army in 1989 at sixteen. He was commissioned from Sandhurst at twenty-one and later qualified as a counter-terrorist bomb disposal operator. He served with a number of specialist counter-terrorism units and during his career was deployed to numerous operational theatres, including the Balkans, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Afghanistan and Iraq. For his actions during his Iraq tour he was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780552155717 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552155713 |
| Title | Eight Lives Down |
| Author | Chris Hunter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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