The Real Bravo Two Zero (1/4)

The Truth Behind Bravo Two Zero. A couple of years before the 2003 Iraq Invasion, Michael Asher (Ex-Para/23 SAS) went to Iraq to try and uncover the truth behind the infamous Bravo Two Zero mission of the Gulf War.

If you enjoyed this video I recommend buying and reading the book from the same title, which goes into a lot more detail.

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[26wordy]

pete radcliffe the RSM of 22 at the time caustically commented that it was a shame they were captured because at the rate they claimed they were killing iraqis the war would've been over in 2 weeks.

[NeoTech08]

@shades2 Of course man, they only give a little bit of truth, not enough for the MOD to step in about, most of it exaggerated to make a good gripping book, and the rest of it a load of old tosh. Everyone buys it, and the soldier makes a fortune... that's the low-down of most S.A.S books.

[NeoTech08]

@hobanio Yes... that's what I meant. You look at all these published SAS books and you will see that they were all published before the act was passed. Even though they were only writing a very small fraction of truth, the MOD still did not like it which is why the act was created in the first place. Soldiers telling the story from their point of view is not good as the Special Forces cannot write history as they want it to be known like they can normally do.

[hobanio]

@NeoTech08 No, since Mcnab an Chris Ryan SAS Recruits have to sign an act that they will never put there actions into print from now on. The SAS does not condone any of these accounts, they dont like it.

[timmian85]

Yeah, Iraqis never ever lie.. LOL

[SuperReptus]

read the books by andy mcnabb, chris ryan and then read the michael asher version. you will not be dissapointed.

[cTH37c]

@ukguy i know i was on about McNab's i have got both

[W0KD]

good docu +1

[NeoTech08]

@shades2 I couldn't agree more.

[shades2]

@NeoTech08 You're right though, a lot of the recent books have been sexed up majorly, as hearing about people sitting around doing nothing, or engaging in relatively light contacts is not exactly exciting reading. I take nothing away though from the SAS men who put their necks on the line, and got captured/tortured etc. Their courage can't be questioned, as going behind enemy lines like that, is incredibly risky. They are just human at the end of the day, and can make mistakes.

[shades2]

@NeoTech08 Wasn't always the way, some of the older books told it like it was in the Falklands for example. The MOD fought the Soldier Five book tooth and nail in court, they've kind of had enough of SAS men selling their stories, and this book didn't exactly sing their praises. I believe SAS soldiers now sign a secrecy contract that prevents them from writing any book without express permission, which kinda sucks for us...

[Easyandy100]

@guydecervens Political reasons. To keep a balance.