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| Eight Lives Down | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Hunter
Publisher: Corgi Books
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 2971
Media: Paperback
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0552155713
EAN: 9780552155717
ASIN: 0552155713
Publication Date: May 30, 2008
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 These stories must be told October 21, 2008
Due to the current climate, there is alot of material coming from operational theatres and the quality seems to range from really good to truly excellent (Pete 'Walt' Mercer, hang your head in shame). All these stories, whether personal memoires (Sniper One,Eight Lives Down)or battlegroup actions (Condor Blues,Dusty Warriors)couldnt be as affectively written as fiction due to truth is always being more gripping, knowing these guys are real and what is described actually happened.
Major Chris Hunter has one serious set of cahoonas, and has been duly recognised for them. He did his job on the ground under immense pressure on himself as an operator and leader and he and his team came through the other side with their head held high, not just for him, his team and unit but his stormy personal life left back home. Success and tragedy however often meander side by side, as the audience will see.
I loved this book cos not only does it give an insight to the brilliant job the boys are doing under terrible restrictions imposed on them,its also true to (army)life with the humourous passages that run through it. If you've never served or known anyone who has served you will find it funny. If you have, you'll outwardly laugh whilst agreeing with everything you read - from the description of orange and green screech to the guide to leaving the army. The British Army soldier's sense of humour is unrivaled.
Read this book, learn and understand why the British Army soldier is worth so many more of the soldiers of other countries we stand alongside. Chris, I'd buy you and your guys a pint anyday.
 A human soldier's story October 8, 2008
this story is another great one for those who want to keep up with the real events in iraq. This time the story focuses on a bomb disposal expert, whoi against the wishes of his family manages to get an iraq posting, and demonsstrates not only the danger of the job, but the human triumph this man had to achieve to juggle his job with his family life, one of few soldier accounts to do this. Only reason it gets 4 stars is its got few exciting firefights in, such as sniper one
Eight Lives Down - Major Chris Hunter October 1, 2008
What a phenomenal read this was. A mind bending roller coaster of a book that gets you in to the head of an ATO on duty in the middle east. From his moments of elation, to the dark fear that he experiences, every page is an eyeopener to exactly what goes on in the forces in this part of the world. It will be getting read again.
 So disappointing September 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read and thoroughly enjoyed many books of this genre. So, I settled down to read this one, full of anticipation. Within the first paragraph, I was irritated. Within the first page I had become annoyed, and before the end of the second page, I had thrown it down.
Why?
The whole thing had for some inexplicable reason, been written in the present tense. Why, why why? Was it an attempt to make it more exciting? If so, it doesn't work. Was it an attempt to be clever? Didn't work. Was it an attempt to be different? It certainly succeeded there.
It is an unnatural way to write and to read. It reminded me of the 'Janet and John' method that many people were exposed to as children.
I feel cheated. This should have been a thumping good read, but it wasn't. Even though I tried to go back to it a couple of times. Tomorrow, it will be donated to a charity shop --- along with some good books.
well written and inspirational August 30, 2008
Too good to do justice to here. Well written, exciting, insightful and touching. A hige amount of respect is due to Chris for his actions and in the honesty of his writing.
No question - a book to order.
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