Soldier ‘I’

The Story of an SAS Hero

By: Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner, Andy McNab

Narrated by: Paul Thornley

Bloomsbury presents Soldier ‘I’ by Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner and Andy McNab, read by Paul Thornley.

The true story of a legendary SAS soldier who participated in the battle of Mirbat and assaulted the Iranian Embassy to free the hostages held within.

No publicity, no media. We move in silently, do our job, and melt away into the background. If you have the stamina, the willpower and the guts, we'll welcome you with open arms and make you one of us. And if you haven't, then it's been very nice knowing you.

Eighteen years in the SAS saw Pete Winner, codenamed Soldier 'I', survive the savage battle of Mirbat, parachute into the icy depths of the South Atlantic at the height of the Falklands War, and storm the Iranian Embassy during the most famous hostage crisis in the modern world.

For the first time Pete also details his close-protection work around the world, from the lawless streets of Moscow to escorting aid convoys into war-torn Bosnia.

He also unveils the problems of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder faced by many Special Forces veterans, and how he battled his own demons to continue his roller-coaster career. This is his story, written with a breathtaking take-no-prisoners attitude that brings each death-defying episode vividly to life.©2021 Michael Paul Kennedy, Pete Winner, Andy McNab (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Never a Dull Moment

“Soldier, I” is as fast paced as any military thriller. Pete Winner’s tears in the SAS and battles with PTSD make exciting and heartbreaking reading. Most of these books are similar in this way. But that doesn’t make it any less exciting. Great read.

The honesty

I’m thankful men like this give us civilian pukes a glimpse behind the curtain, thank you.