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  • Sniper One

  • The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege
  • By: Dan Mills
  • Narrated by: Josh Dylan
  • Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (238 ratings)

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Sniper One

By: Dan Mills
Narrated by: Josh Dylan
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We all saw it at once. Half a dozen voices screamed, 'Grenade!' simultaneously. Then everything went into slow motion. The grenade took an age to travel through its 20 metre arc. A dark, small oval-shaped package of misery the size of a peach....

April 2004: Dan Mills and his platoon of snipers flew into Southern Iraq, part of an infantry battalion sent to win hearts and minds. They were soon fighting for their lives.

Back home we were told they were peacekeeping. But there was no peace to keep. Because within days of arriving in theatre, Mills and his men were caught up in the longest, most sustained firefight British troops had faced for over 50 years.

This awe-inspiring account tells of total war in throat-burning winds and 50-degree heat, blasted by mortars and surrounded by heavily armed militias. For six months they fought alone: isolated, besieged and under constant enemy fire. Their heroic stand was a modern-day Rorke's Drift.

©2007 Dan Mills (P)2017 Penguin Audio

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Great authentic no frills, non-stop action.

Great action told in a no frills honest account of a platoon and in particular it's platoon commanders initiation into battle.... and not any old battle. A seige that pushed these soldiers to the absolute limit of courage, endurance and resourcefulness.
Great story and well narrated.

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Boys own

A well told story. It puts you on the streets, the top of the buildings with the guys. What an amazing story of courage and determination.
One of the best battle stories I have read.

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Amazing.!!

Outstanding recollection of the events.
Loved the different accents that Josh Dylan put on. Very enjoyable highly recommend

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Slow start but built into a solid quality account!

Slow start, perhaps too much background, but push through it and you will be rewarded with an exciting, informative and quality adventure!!

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Outstanding

Excellent narrator, great accents and easy to listen to. Story is well written and easy to follow. Alot of humour and bravery. One of my top 5 listens, and I called have quite a collection.

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Great story

A captivating first hand experience of modern war. Very easy to listen to huge respect.

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Exceptional in every respect

Exceptional in every respect ,its high impact British military action and I get it bravo !!

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Lost me, no storyline by Chapter 7

Just didn't grip me like other books, no history on the main person and there was some detail that made me think that this was more of a movie script.

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Bloody brilliant

From the usual Brit Soldier humor, to the daily perils, to the details of a very seriously warlike mission, this recount by SGT Dan Mills is a first class listen. Well done to you all also SGT Mills, you did great.

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no sugar coating war in this book

this is a great insight to the war in Iraq really enjoyed it would listen to it again

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