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Maverick One: The True Story of a Para, Pathfinder, Renegade

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Maverick One: The True Story of a Para, Pathfinder, Renegade

Contributors:

By (Author) David Blakeley

ISBN:

9781409146636

Publisher:

Orion Publishing Co

Imprint:

Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Publication Date:

29th July 2014

UK Publication Date:

22nd May 2014

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

True war and combat stories
Special and elite forces

Dewey:

356.167092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

352

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm

Weight:

320g

Description

The explosive sequel to the bestselling PATHFINDER.

For the first time ever an elite British operator tells the gruelling story of his selection into the Pathfinders - Britain's secret soldiers. Pathfinder selection is a brutal physical and psychological trial lasting many weeks. It rivals that of the SAS and takes place over the same spine-crushing terrain, in the rain-and-snow-lashed wastes of the Welsh mountains. For two decades no one has been able to relate the extraordinary trials of British elite forces selection - until now.

Captain David Blakeley goes on from completing selection to serve with the Pathfinders in Afghanistan post 9/11, where he had a gun held to his head by Al Qaeda fighters. From there he deploys to Iraq, on a series of dramatic behind-enemy-lines missions - wherein he and his tiny elite patrol are outnumbered, outgunned and trapped.

MAVERICK ONE is unique and extraordinary, chronicling the making of a warrior. It culminates in Blakeley fighting back to full recovery from horrific injuries suffered whilst on operations in Iraq, to go on to face SAS selection.

Reviews

Real-life black ops - a must-have

Our elite forces in blistering action against all odds

A truly extraordinary book; fast-paced, gripping, authentic. A taut telling of an elite mission that helped change the course of a war

Courageous action behind-enemy-lines - a true soldier's story

Author Bio

Captain David Blakeley was second in command of the elite Pathfinder Platoon and fought in the Iraq war in 2003 and in Afghanistan after 9/11. Before that, with 1 PARA he saw action in Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Northern Ireland and was, at one point, the youngest Captain in the British Army. After being seriously injured in Iraq he fought his way back to physical fitness and went on to undertake SAS selection. He now works as a military consultant to TV and film production companies. MAVERICK ONE is his second book, after the bestselling PATHFINDER.

Visit David Blakeley's website at http://www.davidblakeley.co.uk and follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/daveblakeley.

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