Michael Asher (13 page)

background, 39 book by, 3, 183 captured, 151, 154-5 chases boy, 60 court case, 12-13 near Euphrates, 152-4 with GPS, 90 hospital treatment, 155-6 hypothermia, 123 254 on Ryan's escape, 232 supports Phillips, 217 comms, 55-6,58-9,77,84, 89-90,112-15 compound (on plateau), 129-31;212 Connor, Ken, 234 Consiglio, Robert 'Bob', back�ground, 38 casualties suggested, 159 death of, 171-4,245 equipment, 237 impersonates Iraqi, 131,141 conspiracy, rejected, 239-47 de la Billiere, Gen. Sir Peter, 33-4,37,188,213, 215-16 Deilan (minder), 15 desert, conditions, 16-17,94-7, 117-18,122,244 plateau, 128-9 terrain near road, 127-8 water required in, 95-6 weapon found in, 118-19 Desert Storm, 32-5 Dinger, background, 38 in captivity, 177,181 hears Consiglio firing, 171 on Rummani, 161-3,165-6 supports Phillips, 217-18 escape-belt, 89 escape plan, 91-2 escape route, changed, 91-3, 245-6 Euphrates, 146,152-4,161-7, 233,234-5 Eye of the Storm, 13,234 Fadhil (Abbas's father), 74-5, 82 Fadhil, Abbas bin see Abbas bin Fadhil Fadhil, Adil bin see Adil bin Fadhil Farraj (on Rummani), 167-8 Fayadh (discovers McNab), 175-9 Fellahin (peasants), 162-3, 167 film, 12,15,239,242 Fulcrum TV, 12 Furneaux, Charles, 12 Geneva Convention, 182 Goran (minder), 15,18-19 Habbaniya, 204 Hawran, Wadi, 43,94-5,101 Hayil (Abbas's nephew), 63, 71,75,78-88,93,237 Hejaz railway, 17 helicopter, drop-off point, 71-3,110,117 rendezvous, 90-1,111,120 Hussein, Pres. Saddam, atroci- ties, 179 attacks Israel, 35 Iran�Iraq war, 30 Kuwait invasion, 31-2 portraits of, 19,21 propaganda, 158 releases hostages, 33 rewards Abbas, 103-4, 225-6 255 Hussein, Uday, 19, 21, 26-7, 68, 135, 182 Illingworth, Grant, 14 Immediate Action, 184 interrogation, resistance to, 182-3 Iran-Iraq war, 30, 88, 226 Israel, 35-7 Jordan, 90 Krabilah, bridge, 163 checkpoint, 132-3, 137-45, 146, 158-9, 174 distance from cairn, 221 police station, 181, 184 road/hijack, 25, 131-4, 136, 141-3 wadi, 154 Kurds, 182 Kuwait, 31-2 L Detachment, 7 Lane, Trooper Steven 'Legs', background, 38 at checkpoint, 132-3, 135, 142 equipment, 237 hears Consiglio firing, 171 LUP wadi, 58-9 on march, 124 Rummani, 161-9 Lawrence, T.E., 16-18, 57, 107 Legs see Lane, Trooper Steven Little, Alan, 24 Long Range Desert Group, 18, 44, 107 LUP see entries under Bravo Two Zero and McNab and Ryan McNab, Andy, account accu�racy, 7, 13-14, 73-4, 84, 118-20, 137, 145-8, 179-80, 187, 213-14, 237-9, 248 background, 6, 37-8, 52-3 blames SAS command, 2-3, 71, 245-6 book by, 1, 41, 108, 139, 183, 184 bulldozer, 65-8 captured, 175-9 casualties claimed, 23, 158-60, 239 Coburn's capture, 154-5 on Consiglio death, 171 dental treatment, 183-4 on desert temperature, 17 eludes police, 151-7 equipment carried, 45, 55-7, 72, 94-5 escape march, 117-24 escape plan, 91-3, 245-6 fighting knife, 124-5 helicopter rendezvous, 90-1 hides in culvert, 176 impersonates Iraqi, 131 interrogation, 181-4 LUP wadi position, 187 firefight, 75-86 patrol aims, 43-5, 59-60 patrol divided in desert, 112-16 on Phillips, 3, 111, 215-18 rejects transport, 107-8 256 on Rummani capture, 161-3 on Ryan, 54-5 on Stan's capture, 223-5 troops near wadi, 130-1 vehicle hijack, 131-2, 134-40, 144-5, 149 vehicle not taken, 126, 244 Malayan Emergency, 34 map, of route, 41, 93, 120, 127-8 Ministry of Defence (Iraq), 25-6 Ministry of Information (Iraq), 21-6 Mohammed (Abbas's relative), 19-91, 196-206, 210-16, 240-1 Mohammed (on Rummani), 165-6 Morris, Nigel, 26, 95, 133-4 Mosul, 25, 135 Nur ad-Din, al-Haj, 142, 156, 161, 163-5 Oman, 105 Omar, Abu, 29, 42, 104-5, 209, 237 OPEC, 31 Phillips, Dee, 10 Phillips, Jeff, 9-11, 190 Phillips, Sgt Vince, back�ground, 9, 38 binoculars, 204, 210 body found, 190-2, 196-208, 214 children, 10, 202-3, 240 death, 10, 22, 189-91, 196-208, 211-12, 214-16 date, 214-5, 239 dog-tags, 247 fitness, 6, 10 hypothermia, 195 injured, 111, 115 `lost' in snow, 195-6 in LUP berm, 193-4 memorial, 206-7, 239 patrol divided, 112-15, 190 photographs, 202, 240 portrayal of, 3, 6-7, 54 and shepherd-boy, 11, 60, 69, 194 vindicated, 217, 238-9 Prenderghast, Guy, 18 propaganda, Allied, 174 Iraqi, 158 Provisional IRA, 185 R Squadron, 34 radio, 55-6, 58-9, 90, 189, 192, 245 destroyed, 119 Ramailah oilfield, 31 Ratcliffe, RSM Peter, ammuni- tion levels, 159-60 book by, 13 equipment carried, 57 escape plan changed, 91-2 highway hindrance, 19 meeting with, 243-7 pseudonym use, 247 - Ryan's escape, 232-4 SAS involvement, 35 training, 52, 76-7, 98 transport, 106, 107-8, 244 257 use of knives, 125 Rowlands, David, 243 Royal Green Jackets, 53-4 Rumadi, 29, 133, 204 Rummani (island), 161-9 Ryan, Chris, account accuracy, 7, 12-14, 118, 120, 187, 212-13,232-5,238-42, 248 background, 6, 38, 52-3 book by, 2, 11, 12, 41, 119, 188, 217 bulldozer approach, 68-9, 194 on Consiglio, 159, 171 escape, 231-4 helicopter rendezvous, 90-1, 194 on hijack, 139-40, 149 leaked report, 218 leaves Phillips, 215-16, 221 LUP, 26 Jan, 222-3 berm, 193-4, 212-13 wadi firefight, 81-2 wadi position, 187, 190 on McNab, 54 opinion on transport, 105-6 patrol aims, 43-5, 59-60 patrol divides, 115, 188, 192-3 on Phillips, 3, 10, 11, 110-11, 187, 192-6, 214-48 rationalising Phillips's death, 218-19 road crossing, 188-9 on Rummani capture, 161-3 on Stan's capture, 223-4 SAS, 21st, 34, 44, 53 22nd, 1, 13, 34, 38, 53, 188, 248 A, 33, 35, 37, 38, 44-5, 53, 105 B, 33, 37, 43, 44, 105, 108 D, 32, 33, 35, 37, 44-5, 53, 105 G, 32 23rd, 4, 14, 34, 38, 44, 53 63 Signals, 34 264 Signals, 34 competitive nature of, 52-3 founding of, 17-18 leaked report, 11, 218 satellite images, 74, 107, 245 Saudi Arabia, invasion blocked, 31-2 patrol route to, 90-1, 106 Schwarzkopf, Gen. H. Norman, 31-6, 44 Scud missile, fired, 35-6 patrol aims to destroy, 1, 14, 43, 44 specifications, 35 Seven Ps, 2 Shamir, Prem. Yitshak, 35-7 Shaft al-Arab waterway, 30 shepherd-boy, 11, 22, 51, 60-1, 66-7, 187, 240 Soldier Five, 12, 183 Soldier Magazine, 2 Special Boat Services, 34 Special Operations Executive, 124 Stan (Mal), background, 38 captured, 222-5, 227-9 desert march, 111-12 LUP berm, 192-6 on McNab's story, 183 on Phillips's death, 196 training, 105-6 Stirling, David, 17, 34, 107, 156, 179 Storm Command, 188 Subhi (lawyer), 172-3 Syria, patrol heads for, 90-1, 126, 145, 152-3, 175-6, 233, 246 Syrian Desert, 15 Ti oil-station, 175 taxi, hijack, 25, 126, 131-40, 144-5, 148-9, 174 Tehran, 36 Tel Aviv, 36 temperature, in desert, 16-17 Territorial Army, 53-4 The One That Got Away, 2, 11, 12, 41, 119, 188, 217 Thesiger, Sir Wilfred, 179 trial, Auckland, 12-14 UK Special Forces, 34 UN sanctions, 15, 26, 31 United Arab Emirates, 35, 37 US 101st Airborne, 35 Victor Two, 19 Zayid (orderly), 156-7