Bulletproof: One Marine's Ferocious Account of Close Combat Behind Enemy Lines

by Matt Croucher GC

The life of Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, a Royal Marine with 40 Commando, is a life of bullets, blood, and loyalty, of lives saved and lives taken. A raw recruit at 19, he was one of the first 200 Allied soldiers to invade Iraq as part of an elite force of British Marines and US Special Forces in 2003. In 2004, he suffered a fractured skull following a roadside bomb attack, only to return the action just a week later. After that he was stationed in hellish Afghanistan, where his actions made him the only living recipient of the George Cross Award—a distinction bestowed only on those who perform acts of great heroism or conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger. Croucher has seen vicious fighting, intense gun battles, roadside ambushes, and witnessed the death and injury of close colleagues on an almost daily basis. This is his incredible a searing, vivid, non-stop account of one man€™s heroism and courage under fire, in the most grueling com

Genres: Military Fiction, History, Autobiography, War, Memoir

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 13, 2009

Reviews

[Charlie Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these honest accounts from a soldier who doesn't pretend to be anything other than he is , a brilliant soldier from a hard back ground, if you like me and a British military fan you will enjoy this book, it's not quite in the same league as Operation Mayhem but it's not far off.

[E.R. Yatscoff · Rating 2 out of 5]

Non-fiction personal account of a British Royal Marine highlighting battles in Afghanistan and Iraq. It's a quick read. There's little mention of strategy, or overall plans as the men go out on patrol and get into firefights. Straightforward stuff.

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scary, real life account of a Royal Marine in Iraq & why he earned the George Cross ..

[Brendon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Readable account.