Andy McNab - Boy Soldier
Here you can read online Andy McNab - Boy Soldier full text of the book (entire story) in english for free. Download pdf and epub, get meaning, cover and reviews about this ebook. year: 2005, publisher: Doubleday Childrens Books, genre: Detective and thriller. Description of the work, (preface) as well as reviews are available. Best literature library LitArk.com created for fans of good reading and offers a wide selection of genres:
Romance novel
Science fiction
Adventure
Detective
Science
History
Home and family
Prose
Art
Politics
Computer
Non-fiction
Religion
Business
Children
Humor
Choose a favorite category and find really read worthwhile books. Enjoy immersion in the world of imagination, feel the emotions of the characters or learn something new for yourself, make an fascinating discovery.
- Book:Boy Soldier
- Author:
- Publisher:Doubleday Childrens Books
- Genre:
- Year:2005
- Rating:3 / 5
- Favourites:Add to favourites
- Your mark:
- 60
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Boy Soldier: summary, description and annotation
We offer to read an annotation, description, summary or preface (depends on what the author of the book "Boy Soldier" wrote himself). If you haven't found the necessary information about the book — write in the comments, we will try to find it.
Boy Soldier — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work
Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "Boy Soldier" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.
Font size:
Interval:
Bookmark:
Fergus turned and saw them the moment he heard the noise. His decision was instant. He had to save Danny.
He kicked back at the bung, grabbed the kit and forced his way out of the bush, making as much noise as he could. Leaping to his feet, he made sure that Jimmy and Brian spotted him. Then he ran, as best he could, down the drive.
The two operators instantly changed direction, chasing full speed after Fergus.
'We got Watts on the drive! Watts on the drive! Towards you, Mick.'
Mick had already moved across the road and got into the bushes just off the track. He held his pistol in both hands as he waited to hear the runner on the gravel. He was looking forward to meeting Watts again.
Danny was just to the side of the window when he heard the shouts and then saw Fergus hobbling down the drive as the two men chased after him. He saw the pistols in their hands. Instinctively Danny stood up and started to run to help his grandfather. But he could almost hear Fergus shouting at him: 'Stick to SOPs! Get to the ERV!'
'Highly explosive' THE BOOKSELLER
'Exciting insights into SAS secrets and a fast moving plot make this an adrenaline-filled and highly addictive read' PUBLISHING NEWS
'Great stuff... highly recommended' READING MATTERS
www.boy-soldier.co.uk
Also by Andy McNab and Robert Rigby
PAYBACK
AVENGER
MELTDOWN
Adult titles by Andy McNab
BRAVO TWO ZERO
IMMEDIATE ACTION
AGGRESSOR
CRISIS FOUR
DARK WINTER
DEEP BLACK
FIREWALL
LAST LIGHT
LIBERATION DAY
REMOTE CONTROL
Also by Robert Rigby
GOAL!
The official tie-in novelization of the movie
This eBook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author's and publisher's rights and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly.
ISBN 9781407046938
Version 1.0
www.randomhouse.co.uk
BOY SOLDIER
A CORGI BOOK
ISBN: 9781407046938
Version 1.0
First published in Great Britain by Doubleday,
an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Doubleday edition published 2005
Corgi edition published 2006
9 10
Copyright Andy McNab and Robert Rigby, 2005
The right of Andy McNab and Robert Rigby to be identified as theauthors of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs andPatents Act 1988.
This electronic book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser
Set in Palatino
Corgi Books are published by Random House Children's Books,
6163 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA,
A Random House Group Company
Addresses for companies within The Random House Group Limited
can be found at:
www.randomhouse.co.uk/offices.htm
THE RANDOM HOUSE GROUP Limited Reg. No. 954009
www.kidsatrandomhouse.co.uk
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Alabama lie detector | Baton used by some US police forces |
Bomb burst | Split up |
Contact | In a fire fight with the enemy |
CTR | Close target recce |
Cuds | Countryside |
Dead ground | Ground that cannot be seen |
DMP | Drug manufacturing plant |
ERV | Emergency rendezvous |
FARC | Colombian drug traffickers |
FOB | Forward operating base |
IBs | The elite of the Secret Intelligence Service |
LUP | Lay-up point |
Mag | A weapons magazine that holds the rounds |
Maggot | Sleeping bag |
Make ready a weapon | To put a round in the chamber, ready to be fired |
MoD | Ministry of Defence |
MOE | Method of entry |
NVGs | Night viewing goggles |
OP | Observation post |
Pinged | When someone is first seen |
Recce | Reconnaissance |
The Regiment | What SAS soldiers call the SAS |
RIB | Rigid inflatable boat |
Rounds | Bullets |
RV | Rendezvous (meeting place) |
SOP | Standard operating procedure |
On stag | On guard |
Stand to | Get ready to be attacked |
UGS | Underground sensor |
VDM | Visual distinguishing mark |
SURVEILLANCE TALK | |
Complete | Inside any location a car, building, etc. |
Foxtrot | Walking |
Held | Stopped but intending to move on i.e. at traffic lights |
Mobile | Driving |
Net | The radio frequency the team talk on |
Roger | OK or understood |
Stand by! Stand by! | Informs the team something is happening |
Static | Stopped |
The trigger | Informs the team that the target is on the move |
HACKING TALK | |
Exploits | Hackers' targets |
Root access | When the hacker has control of the system under attack |
Script kiddie | Novice hacker |
Script | A program written by a hacker |
Spoofing | Hiding a computer's |
IP address |
1997, Colombia
Fergus had chosen the base camp carefully. He was always careful. Being careful had kept him alive during his twelve years in the Regiment and now that he was operating alone nothing was going to change.
The jungle floor was wet and muddy and covered with decaying leaf litter. Strong shafts of sunlight, as tight and bright as spotlights, speared through the tree canopy high above, illuminating the almost airless clearing.
The morning rains had stopped thirty minutes earlier but water constantly dripped from the canopy, and every small insect that flew or crawled seemed determined to take a bite out of Fergus. It was hot and sticky and uncomfortable, but then comfort never had been the top priority in his line of work. Staying alive had.
On SAS operations Fergus had learned the hard way about the seven Ps Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance so before setting up the base camp he'd made certain that two escape routes were available in the event of a surprise attack.
Carefully disguised rat runs had been cut into the undergrowth on either side of the camp. One led deeper into the jungle; the second went towards the river, where the four inflatable Zodiacs were hidden and camouflaged, just a metre or two from the water's edge. Their fuel bladders were still connected to the engines, their bows faced the water. They were ready to be launched within seconds.
Fergus stood facing the young guerrillas. They didn't look happy.
'Again,' said Fergus, in Castilian Spanish, keeping it as simple as he could. 'We do it again. Do like I do.'
One of the Colombians sighed and muttered to his friends. Fergus didn't understand what was said the words came too quickly but he knew exactly what was meant. They were bored; they didn't want to spend time stripping down and cleaning their AK-47 assault rifles. They wanted to use them.
Font size:
Interval:
Bookmark:
Similar books «Boy Soldier»
Look at similar books to Boy Soldier. We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.
Discussion, reviews of the book Boy Soldier and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.