At 21, Sergeant Liz McConaghy was the youngest Chinook crew person to see action, serving in Iraq. She was also the longest-serving female Chinook aircrew member on 18(B) Squadron. Liz completed two tours of Iraq and a further ten deployments to Afghanistan. During her deployments, she survived not only a near fatal strike onboard her CH47, but numerous enemy fire contacts, by returning fire from both the M134 Minigun and M60 weapons. Her biggest honour of all her duties, was serving on the Medical Emergency Response Team. (MERT) This involved recovering wounded soldiers from the battlefield, often under fire. She was also on the last 1310 Flight deployment in Afghanistan, as the British forces withdrew. Her top-selling book, 'Chinook Crew Chick' is out now and available from the link below.

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David Icke was born in Leicester and played for Coventry City, Oxford United, Northampton Town and Hereford United. A highly respected goalkeeper, David suffered from injuries & with the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, his career was cut short. He went on to become a popular TV presenter & in an attempt to cure his athritis, began looking into alternative medicine & new-age philosophy. After his spiritual epiphany, David began to write successful books & through his statement that he was the 'Son of Godhead', he was invited on to the Terry Wogan show. The Wogan show brought about a seismic change to David's life, first negative, then positive, as his message of love & hope, permeated throughout the world. From the banking system & alien agendas, to the apparant war on terror, David has been writing top-selling books & selling out concert halls across the world.

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Nick Goldsmith is a veteran Royal Marines Commando and served for eleven years with the corps. He completed four tours of Afghanistan, as well as other overseas operations. After suffering personal issues, Nick was diagnosed with PTSD and spent four years in a military recovery centre. Nick retrained as a Bushcraft Instructor and in 2015, he and his wife set up Hidden Valley Bushcraft. Going from strength to strength, Nick's YouTube channel has a rapidly growing audience.

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James E. Mack became a Royal Marines Commando in the late 1980s and later on, a member of a Special Operations Unit. His 22-year career saw James serving all over the globe. He subsequently specialised as a Counter-Terrorism adviser and assisted in UK and US operations. His passion for wildlife has seen James develop Counter-Poaching programs for conservation organisations in West Africa. Amongst his achievements, James is now a highly successful author.

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Gina Allsop's military career started in the 30th Signals Regiment, nick-named the 'Globetrotters'. In conflict or crisis, they were one of the first units out there due to their state of the art communications. Gina went on to train US Delta-Force and Navy Seals in surveillance and tactics. After serving all over the world, Gina was due to retire. Aged 30, her new career was working in close protection for high-profile personalities. She turned down the offer of being Britney Spears' body guard, as she wouldn't be able to work undercover again. Diagnosed with PTSD, Gina received help from SSAFA and took on her own charity events, to help raise money for other veterans.

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Right Said Fred are brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass. They burst into the charts in 1991 with their perennial hit song, 'I'm Too Sexy'. That song became a world-wide smash and has been sampled by Drake and Beyonce. The band have had number one hits in seventy countries. As multi-platinum award winning artists and songwriters, their global sales total 30 million, with over 100 million plays on Spotify. They have writing credits on Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ and Sofi Tukker’s ‘Batshit’. Their music has been featured in over 50 films and TV Shows, plus in excess of 100 commercials. They've won two consecutive BMI Awards and were nominated for the Best British Group at the Brit Awards. Their book, 'Still Too Sexy' is available now.

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Lieutenant Commander Paul Youngman MID, entered the Royal Navy in 1975 and passed the All Arms Commando Course. As a Royal Navy Medical Branch rating he served up to Warrant Officer First Class. During his 37 year career as a Royal Navy Commando, he served in many areas of operations including Northern Ireland, The Falklands War, Gulf War 1, Cambodia, Kosovo, Gulf War 2 and Afghanistan. Paul was a Leading Medical Assistant attached to 45 Commando Group, during the Falklands War. For his brave actions during battle, he was awarded a 'Mention In Dispatches'.

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John 'Lofty' Wiseman is a true legend of the British Special Air Service. He set the record as being the youngest person to ever pass selection, at just eighteen years of age! John served with the SAS for over 26 years and rose to the rank of Sergeant Major, B Squadron. His impressive record includes being Head of Operational Research and training the first members of the US Green Berets to return to the USA, to form their Delta Force. He also founded the SAS Counter-Terrorist Team. He has also been named the 'Godfather of every major US Tier One Unit'. Lofty's SAS Survival books have been international best-sellers and still to this day, provide invaluable advice for almost any emergency situation. Part Two features Lofty putting to bed the rumours and myths that have grown from main-stream-media. There is also an in-depth account of the famous battle of Mirbat, where 9 SAS Troopers held off nearly 400 enemy soldiers!

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Michael George Fellows MBE DSC BEMG, joined the Royal Navy in 1955. When the Falkland Islands were invaded, Mick was Fleet Chief Petty Officer Clearance Diver and second-in-command of the team. His job was to search RFA and Warships for limpet mines, after suspected enemy underwater operations against the fleet. Whilst under attack, Mick's team were tasked to investigate and defuse numerous unexploded bombs onboard many of the taskforce ships. His team's amazing and highly dangerous work, helped save the lives of hundreds of British personel. He is the first man in naval history to defuse unexploded bombs on board a warship at sea. For his work, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. His next award came when he was awarded the British Empire Medal for Gallantry, for bomb and mine disposal in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Further work in the Royal Navy saw him receive the MBE, after the tragic Herald Of Free Enterprise accident. Mick served a total of 35 years with the Royal Navy and ended his career with the rank of Warrant Officer, first class.

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