Eight Lives Down

Chris Hunter

Transworld Publishers Limited, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 511 pages

SEARING HEAT

You have the most dangerous job in the world's most dangerous place. You are responsible for bomb disposal in the British sector of Iraq.You are the last defence against oblivion. And it's already a hundred degrees in the shade. ,

COLD FEAR

You are up against some of the most sophisticated bombmakers in the world. They don't play by the rules of the Geneva Convention. Nothing but your own wits will save you. You're on your own.

SILENCE

Now is the moment of truth. All you can hear is the sound of your own blood pounding through your veins. This could be your last moment on earth.

IT'S JUST YOU AND THE BOMB

'Gripping and engaging...The emotion, the immediacy, the adrenalin rush of what it feels like to walk towards a device that may or may not blow at any minute taking you and everyone in the proximity with it packs an authentic punch' The Times

'The action is relentless, edge-of-the-seat dramatic...Destined to be the British military classic' Daily Mail

'Chris Hunter is a very brave man. His work couldn't be more terrifying or necessary'Daily Mirror

'Action-packed...A breathtaking story of courage and survival' News of the World

About the author

Chris Hunter retired in March 2007 from the Defense Intelligence Staff, where he was the MOD's senior IED intelligence analyst. He is a former chairman of the Technical Committee of the Institute of Explosives Engineers and continues to work as a counterterrorism consultant. He works regularly with U.S. military and law enforcement personnel, including a number of government agencies and the U.S. Special Forces. He has served on numerous operations in the Balkans, East Africa, Northern Ireland, Colombia, and Afghanistan and was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for his actions during his tour in Iraq. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the west of England.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Eight Lives Down
• Author: Chris Hunter
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers Limited, 2008
• ISBN: 0552155713, 9780552155717
• Length: 511 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Military; Biography & Autobiography / Political; History / Europe / Great Britain / General; History / Military / Weapons; History / Wars & Conflicts / Iraq War (2003-2011)