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Grey Wolf
He is the English Rambo - a soldier clinically trained to kill without remorse. Seemingly indestructible and unaffected by the gore of war, he was hired by the most powerful and feared militia in the world and helped implement a covert CIA assassination programme in Vietnam that claimed nearly 40,000 Viet Cong lives.
‘Grey Wolf’ is the true, brutal and remarkable story of an Englishman who descended into a human abyss but miraculously found salvation through a violent martial art, and the spiritual beliefs of the Northern Cheyenne.
Born in Birmingham, Bob Rose was raised on a Native American reservation. He returned to England a troubled teenager and joined the French Foreign Legion where he became a sniper, assassinating one target after trailing him for six consecutive days.
After serving in the British Army, he went to Vietnam where he endured the horror of mortar attacks and witnessed widespread death and depravity. The slaughter of his closest friend, a US marine, made him think deeply about loss for the first time; he came home plagued by recurring nightmares and battling to understand how he’d become so immune to killing.
Years of work followed for special services across the globe and Grey Wolf’s reputation grew. He became a target for other special forces and was soon cast aside by the same people who had made him kill for a living.
Now retired at him home in the UK Grey Wolf is battling with his inner demons as well as passing on his deadly hand to hand combat skills in teaching classes to deal with the PTSD.
‘Grey Wolf’ is the true, brutal and remarkable story of an Englishman who descended into a human abyss but miraculously found salvation through a violent martial art, and the spiritual beliefs of the Northern Cheyenne.
Born in Birmingham, Bob Rose was raised on a Native American reservation. He returned to England a troubled teenager and joined the French Foreign Legion where he became a sniper, assassinating one target after trailing him for six consecutive days.
After serving in the British Army, he went to Vietnam where he endured the horror of mortar attacks and witnessed widespread death and depravity. The slaughter of his closest friend, a US marine, made him think deeply about loss for the first time; he came home plagued by recurring nightmares and battling to understand how he’d become so immune to killing.
Years of work followed for special services across the globe and Grey Wolf’s reputation grew. He became a target for other special forces and was soon cast aside by the same people who had made him kill for a living.
Now retired at him home in the UK Grey Wolf is battling with his inner demons as well as passing on his deadly hand to hand combat skills in teaching classes to deal with the PTSD.
242 pages, Paperback
Published October 5, 2017
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April 13, 2021
A Native American warrior born in Birmingham UK. A veteran of the French Foreign Legion and the British Army. A Brit who fought in the Vietnam War (one of those rare wars the UK sat out of). A master of martial arts. And all the while the spirit of the Grey Wolf watched over him.
Bob Rose has had an interesting life. An extremely full one. A very exciting life but not one i'd like as it's pretty much filled with pain and fear, both his and the people he meets.
I'm honestly not sure what to make of this book. Rose is an unreliable narrator. Or at least we've only got his word for the events in his life. And it's literally an incredible life. And he's pretty much a self confessed war criminal which is not a great look.
Bob Rose has had an interesting life. An extremely full one. A very exciting life but not one i'd like as it's pretty much filled with pain and fear, both his and the people he meets.
I'm honestly not sure what to make of this book. Rose is an unreliable narrator. Or at least we've only got his word for the events in his life. And it's literally an incredible life. And he's pretty much a self confessed war criminal which is not a great look.
January 14, 2020
Yet another superb read.
Bob has lived through a life of conflict and it couldn’t have been easy sharing his memories but his writing brings his experiences to life in a way that is fluent and vivid.
Bob has lived through a life of conflict and it couldn’t have been easy sharing his memories but his writing brings his experiences to life in a way that is fluent and vivid.
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