Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the ALPHA FORCE series for younger readers. His work in security takes him around the world. He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004).
Biografie
Chris Ryan wurde 1961 in Newcastle, England, geboren. Zehn Jahre lang war er für die SAS, die britische Eliteteinsatztruppe, tätig. Er war an verschiedenen militärischen und verdeckten Operationen beteiligt und Leiter eines Anti-Terror-Teams. Im Golfkrieg war er das einzige Mitglied eines achtköpfigen Teams, dem die Flucht aus dem Irak gelang, und erhielt dafür eine Ehrenmedallie. In den letzten Jahren verfasste er mehrere Actionthriller, die sofort Einzug in die Bestsellerlisten hielten.
