The overriding thought I have after reading it and from watching the SAS: Who Dares Wins series is that every one has something to give, it is just how you find that and never judge by appearances. The Hard Way details Billy’s story thus far, but will also educate and enthrall those wishing to seek a challenge and conquer it – the SAS way.

Billingham The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win by Mark Billingham

The private security work for the rich and famous, appearing in a movie, and the TV series provide some light moments but the stand out for me in the second half was the drop everything and go and help in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there. I didn't know anything about the author until I was served a 'you might be interested in this' by Instagram and then, eventually, I purchased the book. At the moment no formal figure exists for veteran suicide as it is not recorded at inquests whether the deceased had done military service. The ex special forces man, who has spent the last seven years putting civilians and celebrities through their paces on Channel 4's hit military reality show, was forced to dig deep into that repertoire for a deeply personal rescue mission involving his daughter. The contestants from this years new series of SAS: Who Dares Wins (Picture: PA) Do you stay in touch with ex-host Ant Middleton?But the best thing here is the emotional intelligence and how Mark uses his background in a very positive way. You hear these stories of young girls being taken advantage of and being taken away and drugged, now I'm not saying that had happened, but I've always got that at the back of my mind," he said. You get it between your legs from marching all day long and you literally put handfuls of nappy cream there to keep it clean and sterile. I thought 'The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win' was a good read especially the part about the author's hard life growing up and how this set him up for a long career in the military. First off he landed a high-profile role as a bodyguard for celebrities such as Sir Michael Caine and Tom Cruise, before becoming the head of security for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

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SAS instructor and author Billy Billingham, 57, on getting crotch rot in the jungle, guarding the A-list and how he escaped a life of crime. Billingham has received quite a number of nominations and awards relating to all areas of his careers. I have read lots of other books where these details were disclosed so I had no reason to think Billy would do this, but he did and that's that.

But being back out on civvy street, finding a job, paying rent and even navigating the difficulties of an NHS dentist’s appointment was a shock. The likely culprits are Somali pirates keen to earn a fat ransom, but with their intentions unknown, Matt goes straight to work. Mark Billingham Is an English novelist whose series of Tom Thorne are the best selling in the genre of Crime Novels. We know that often it’s about sharing a joke about something that happened, rather than giving someone more sympathy than they can handle.

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This also showed anything is possible, mark really goes out of his way to help people, wanting them to succeed in any situation. Reading it you get a personal insight and glimpse in to the life he has lived and what he has experienced. From the amateur boxing, joining the paras, selection, approach to fitness, and describing his journey, this is a thoroughly readable book.I felt engaged and his no nonsense opinion of his combat and actions, acknowledging he was a cause of many of his own problems when young, with enough savvy to know when to turn it around he has made himself quite the life story worth reading about. The book started off well, Billy talks about his childhood, mixing with the wrong people and getting into a few scrapes, starting boxing and then joining the army.

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As well as his own team, Mace has to work initially unwillingly, with female CIA Agent (and Islamic scholar) Redford. I felt so enthralled with it I couldn’t wait to see what the next page or the next chapter would bring! He later moved from Birmingham to London in the mid 1980’s where he was acting as a jobbing actor who took minor roles in episodes of TV shows.I could not put this book down, had to keep reading it as it's so riveting and interesting, informative also very, very inspiring, l had already read Ant Middleton s book, but I think this way better (sorry Ant) it proves you can do anything if you really want to no matter start in life! He excelled in this life, rising to the rank of sergeant major for the regiment, and undertaking dozens of classified and extremely dangerous missions. Your “Always a little further” mantra is an amazing reminder of the integrity, grit and power of mind that Special Forces bring to the table everywhere they go.