Eye of the Storm

Twenty-Five Years in Action with the SAS

By: Peter Ratcliffe, Noel Botham, Brian Hitchen

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

Peter Ratcliffe served in the SAS for 25 years. Blooded in Oman in the 1970s, he also saw action in Northern Ireland, in the Falklands War, and in the Gulf campaign. From his early days in the Paras to his time as Regimental Sergeant-Major in the Gulf, he has lived and fought by the motto 'who dares wins'.

Eye of the Storm is his insider's account of that exceptional career. Fast-paced, earthy, dramatic, funny, occasionally disturbing, it is laced with firsthand descriptions of ferocious and bloody fighting, sudden death and incredible heroism, and peopled with a cast of extraordinary individuals. Beyond that, however, it corrects many of the distortions and exaggerations of other books and explodes several long-standing myths about the Regiment. Here - at last - is the authentic voice of the SAS.

©2019 Peter Ratcliffe (P)2019 Michael O'Mara

Great story

It is amazing how many embellish a story when the simple truth is enough. So glad this corrects the drama others have to put out for self gratification.

Simply great

Loved it... One of the best SAS books written, more of these OG SAS books please

Exciting and Fun

I really enjoyed this book. You need to set the narration to 0.85x to make it comprehensible but that’s not to say the narration is bad. It’s just very fast. This book and the Rhodesian SAS books are fantastic. Highly recommend.

Thrilling Ride

The SAS has to be the most exciting service in the world. No wonder readers never tire of memoirs from those who served in this elite force. Peter Radcliffe served in some of the most trying circumstances, from Oman to Desert Storm. The book is well balanced, with a lot of background info, but balanced out with major objectives. No objective monopolizes any section in the book. It's well rounded and very exciting. But as with all of these books, it's necessary to pay close attention so as to not miss any details. Peter Kenny's narration is perfect for this book.

raw honesty of both good and bad aspects of the Regiment

One of the better books from an ex SAS member.
it stands out as an honest personal encounter of the authors life before joing up and then whilst serving.
At times it can be a little repetitive, though the gritty endeavors of the different members the author served with, and commanded, are pretty well laid bare, and told from a strict pov.
The author takes some pains when referencing others' books on the same operations, and, at times, there appears to be a small amount of personal animosity, especially where othe authors have written about him, but overall a well balanced, honest story, warts and failures as well as successes, comes through.
worth a read / listen.