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Andy McNab
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andy McNab
DCM
MM
(born 28 December 1959) is the
pseudonym
of an
English
novelist
and former
SAS
operative and soldier.
McNab came into public prominence in 1993, when he published his account of the failed
Special Air Service
(SAS) patrol,
Bravo Two Zero
for which he was awarded the
Distinguished Conduct Medal
in 1991.
[2]
He had previously received the
Military Medal
in 1980, awarded for an action whilst serving with the
Royal Green Jackets
in
Northern Ireland
during 1979.
[3]
In addition to
Bravo Two Zero
he has written two other autobiographies and a number of fiction books.
Early life
McNab was born on 28 December 1959.
Found abandoned on the steps of
Guy's Hospital
in
Southwark
, he was brought up in
Peckham
, with his adoptive family
.
He did not do well in school and started just doing odd jobs, usually for friends and relatives, and was partly inspired to join the
British Army
because of his brother's time in the army.
He was involved in petty criminality until being arrested for burglary. In 1976, shortly after his arrest, he aspired to a career as an army pilot, but failed the entry test. In the same year, he enlisted with the
Royal Green Jackets
at the age of sixteen.
[4]
Military career
After McNab enlisted in the Royal Green Jackets he was posted to
Kent
for his basic training, and boxed for his regimental team. After his basic training, he was posted to the Rifle Depot, in
Winchester
. In 1977, McNab spent time in
Gibraltar
as part of his first operational posting, while with 2RGJ.
Post military career
While writing
Bravo Two Zero
, McNab assumed his pseudonym. When he appears on television to promote his books or to act as a special services expert, his face is shadowed to prevent identification. As
Larry King
put it when McNab appeared on the
Larry King Live
show on
CNN
: "We have Andy in shadows. He's wanted by terrorist groups."
Fiction writing
McNab is the author of a number of action thrillers.
A series of thirteen successful books are based on
Nick Stone
- an ex-SAS soldier working on deniable operations for British intelligence. The series draws extensively on McNabs experiences and knowledge of Special Forces soldiering. He has been officially registered by
Nielsen BookScan
as a bestselling British thriller writer.
[8]
The
Boy Soldier Series
was written with the cooperation of
Robert Rigby
and follows a boy named Danny Watts and his grandfather Fergus, apparently a rogue ex-
SAS
soldier.
Andy McNab has also written two books for
Quick Reads
, a charity that supports World Book day,
"The Grey Man"
and
"Last Night Another Soldier"
. BBC raw words offers exclusive audio versions of the latest Quick Reads by Andy McNab Last Night Another Soldier read by Rupert Degas
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