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Book Review By Jake
Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab

Bravo Two Zero is the radio call sign for a British SAS patrol dropped off behind enemy lines during the Gulf War. Their mission was to destroy Iraq Scud missile sites that threatened Israel. They are compromised and have to attempt to make it seventy-five miles through the desert to Syria. Some are killed, one makes it, and the rest are captured. Author Sgt. Andy McNab vividly describes the torture he and his imprisoned comrades endured in the bottoms of Iraq jails until they were eventually released; battered and bruised, but unbroken.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Army
Specific to - Iraq/Gulf War II
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 60 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Escape/rescue behind enemy lines? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Desert? Yes
Desert: - hostile arabs
Misc setting - prison

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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