A knowledgible old friend
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Having known Pete Mercer for over ten years nothing that he has written surprises me, it only deeply dissapoints me and it is a massive disgrace to all who have served in the armed forces, especially those who are no longer with us to counter his claims.
The only war he has ever fought in is the bottle, there are plenty of excellent books about the war in Iraq, written by real hero's who were actually there, and did make a difference to the people of that country.
There is a book by Walter Mitty he might have had a hand in.
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Rubbish book again
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I worked with mercer in the Royal Marines in the Boat Team attached to the SBS. He wrote a book about the SBS shortly after leaving the marines which was not very well reviewed. This book is a complete fanasty as was his last one. It would not be worth buying this book for the simple reason that it is not based on fact either. I think there are better authors out there concerning Iraq deployments, security contracts etc.
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Exaggeration and Self Importance
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I worked with Pete on this project. His claims are grossly overstated and events are completely untrue. This mission was only for humanitarian escort support and certainly not offensive operations as he claims. The missions carried out never came from CIA and were certainly not with the purpose of drawing out an enemy for engagement. It is unfortunate that this book was written with little if any fact checking or verification. The people who worked with Pete are very dissappointed that he has twisted the truth and published such a book full of misrepresentation for his own gain.
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The real story on Pete Mercer and his book
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I actually served on this project and can catagorically say that this book is pure fantasy. I am certainly not Ex Special Forces. None of the Brits on this project were Special Forces. Pete Mercer was never ever Special Forces, however he did drive boats for them. The book itself I feel is complete disgrace to the memory of the 2 fallen comrades on the project. Mercer was on the project for 5 months. He was terminated due to the fact he was an alcoholic and had lost the respect of the Fijians that made up the majority of the project. I know this as I was his team leader and recommended his termination. He never served as a Team Leader and the one contact we had together he managed to shoot an innocent donkey. Once back into the safty of base he lept straight into the arms of a bottle and was not seen again for a day.
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