The Circuit: An ex-SAS soldier's true account of one of the most powerful and secretive industries spawned by the War on Terror - Softcover

Shepherd, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230710263 ISBN 13: 9780230710269

Publisher: Macmillan, 2008

Synopsis

After nearly 20 years of SAS operations, including a never before published role in the infamous Bravo Two Zero patrol, Bob retired from the military to work as an advisor on the international commercial security circuit. Certain his most dangerous days were behind him, Bob settled into a sedate life looking after VIPs. Then 9/11 happened. Bob found himself back in war zones on assignments far more perilous than anything he had encountered in the SAS: from ferrying journalists across firing lines in The West Bank and Gaza to travelling to the heart of Osama bin Laden's Afghan lair. As part of a two-man team, Bob searched for ITN Correspondent Terry Lloyd's missing crew in Basra, Iraq, while in Afghanistan, he was forced to spend the night as the only Westerner in Khost - with a $25,000 bounty on his head. As the War on Terror escalated, Bob contended with increasingly sophisticated insurgents. But the most disturbing development he witnessed was much closer to home; namely The Circuit's rise from a niche business staffed by top veterans into an unregulated, billion dollar industry that too often places profits above lives. This is an important, pulse-racing and at times shocking testament to what is really happening, on the ground, in the major trouble spots of the world, culminating in an explosive conclusion: The Circuit is undermining the War on Terror.

About this title

Product Description:

An important, pulse-racing and shocking testament to what is really happening, on the ground, in the major trouble spots in the world. Written with the passion of an elite soldier, who has been involved in 20 years of SAS operations, this is a must read for any Bravo Two Zero enthusiast. (bio)

Book Description:

The Sunday Times top-ten bestseller – a passionate page-turner by a soldier with something to say

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0230710263
• ISBN 13: 9780230710269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352