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  • Bullet Magnet

  • Britain's Most Highly Decorated Frontline Soldier
  • By: Mick Flynn
  • Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
  • Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (724 ratings)

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Bullet Magnet

By: Mick Flynn
Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
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Summary

Summer 2006, Afghanistan: an apparently deserted village, and a rapidly ticking clock...

The relentless Taliban ambush that followed saw several British soldiers dead, two armoured vehicles destroyed - and Corporal of Horse Michael Flynn awarded an MC to go alongside his Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.

Mick Flynn has never backed away from a challenge. From his uncompromising South Wales childhood - within a whisker, at one point, of Cardiff Prison - to the streets of Belfast, where he first learned the bitter realities of armed conflict, he's had no difficulty finding and facing trouble. Whether on the storm blasted Falklands cliff tops, where he witnessed the Sir Galahad going down in flames, or in the searing deserts of Iraq, where he and his crew pinned down an entire division of enemy tanks, he has carried the attack with a coolness that has earned him the respect of princes, generals, and his fellow soldiers.

Mick Flynn has seen action in every major British war zone of the past 30 years and still serves with the legendary Blues & Royals today. Bullet Magnet is his story - the story of an extraordinary modern warrior who mixes warmth and humour, and at times heartbreaking poignancy, with truly breathtaking fighting skills.

©2010 Mike Flynn (P)2010 Orion Publishing Group Ltd
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"From the Falklands to Afghanistan, Mick Flynn has been looking for trouble for over thirty years - and finding it." (Andy McNab)

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A great listen

A good easy listen, great story and written so civvies can understand and get into and try to understand things that happened and how it felt

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Really good listen

The story is exactly as long as it needed to be there is no bluster of acronyms nor any sense of anything other than humility. This is the kind of guy I'd like to have a pint with. The narrators accent was expertly chosen and he reads it perfectly in my opinion I have dodged this book for years and can't think why after reading it.

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Brilliant

We all sit at home watching the news in our little cocoons. While soldiers like mick Flynn keep us safe. This book is a gritty brave honest sometimes sad account of bravery of the highest caliber

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Truly captivating

I have to say this books is amazing, the best audio book I have ever listen to.... what an amazing story and such a story teller...
This guys had one hell of a life and a brilliant sense of humour...

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Brilliant book

An honest Well written and perfectly narrated account of a life, lived. Humble and balanced without prejudices, a thoroughly enjoyable and recovered book.

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Straight Forward & No Prisoners Taken

It isn’t often in this world of soldier autobiographies that you come across a book that has it all: Honesty. Humour. Tragedy and compassion. Helluva book. God bless you, Michael Flynn x

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Wow...

Simply wow, especially the last chapter. Funny, moving and inspirational.

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Brilliant

Brilliantly written and was narrated really well...didnt want it to finish!
Well worth listening to.

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Wow

I loved it brilliant narration and you really get a feel for how badly they was in the sh6t once it got hairy

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Fantastic book

This is the sort of book that keeps you riveted. I couldn't turn off and at one stage did over 2 hours straight

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