The Sum of Things - Tony Mcmanus

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Résumé :
Meet James Fallon, founder, and CEO of Global Solutions International. Fallon, an ex-SAS hard man turned bounty hunter for whom nothing is off limits. From sea piracy to black ops he's up for it. Anytime. Anywhere. From its formation in July 1941 until April 1980, most British people had never heard of the Special Air Service Regiment. Its very existence was unknown. Then, on April 30th, terrorists seized the Iranian Embassy in London. The London police force, the Met, had no answer. The Prime Minister, Margeret Thatcher, handed the task to the military, and they brought in the SAS. Five days later, on May 5th, Brits, along with 300,000,000 people around the world were entertained live on television, as the Special Air Service launched Operation Nimrod and demonstrated their prowess in a 17 minute master class take down of that siege. And everyone in the world became aware that Britain had a Special Forces unit second to none. Then along came the historians and the biographers to spread the word about the SAS, and its feats. And seeing a golden opportunity to exploit this, the fiction writers followed. Having read a lot of SAS adventure thrillers, I've concluded that most writers of these novels paint a false picture of things and show little respect for the great Regiment. Their heroes are invincible bullet proof hard men, with Jack Reacher like characteristics, sent on impossible missions. And in time these formulaic novels become repetitive and boring. This is one of the reasons I wrote The Sum of Things. Because the SAS reality is somewhat different. Special Air Service troopers are ordinary men who, through intensive training, are capable of extraordinary feats. Training that teaches and instils endurance and resilience. Through this they learn to dare and win and achieve their objectives. They also get to know their limitations, and that's important. Such a man is my protagonist, James Fallon. So I invite you to take a step into reality, it's far more enjoyable and much more satisfying....

Biographie:
Tony McManus was born in Manchester, England. He has worked in many jobs to serve his passion for travel such as English teacher, bar tender, taxi driver, and in southern Africa, construction work in the Transvaal goldmines and the copper mines of Zambia. He fought as a Special Forces mercenary soldier in Central Africa for a year. Tony pursues and advocates good health, via diet and exercise. An outdoorsman, sailor, kayaker and canoeist, he also loves hiking, back-country skiing and snowshoeing. He has written five novels so far: The Iran Deception, a stand alone espionage novel set in Israel, England and the USA. The Sum of Things, Book #1 in the James Fallon SAS Series. Up For It, Book #2 in the James Fallon Series. A Bangkok interlude, Book #1 in the Mike Villiers Series. Bangkok Wanton, Book #2 in the Mike Villiers Series. He has written several short stories and articles. He resides in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Ste. Adele, Quebec, Canada....