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23 Oct 2020 16:38:30
Hi Ed what was the name of Ralph Fiennes book that nearly got him killed.
{Ed001's Note - if I remember correctly it was called Where Soldiers Fear To Tread and was about the secret war in Oman that British forces were involved in. He did later write a book about it (The Feather Men) which very loosely inspired a Jason Statham/Clive Owen/Robert de Niro film (Killer Elite) which he now claims was a work of fiction. But initially it was released as factual and it was only under pressure that the book was changed to being classed as fiction, despite him having had all the people's families involved sign off on the books before publication.
I am sure he jazzed up the story a bit to make it more readable, but also that it was only changed to be classed as fiction because it revealed too much about people that don't want to be in the public eye.}
1.) 24 Oct 2020 08:13:22
Thanks Ed.
{Ed001's Note - welcome mate.}
2.) 24 Oct 2020 22:50:02
Ordered.
{Ed001's Note - I hope you enjoy it. I am a history buff so love those kind of thing.}
3.) 20 Jun 2023 11:13:09
Hi Ed/AIFred, it was Ranulph Fiennes not Ralph that wrote the book. easily confused though, there are loads of them! It's a great read though
{Ed001's Note - I know that mate, but I figured out how he meant and there didn't seem much point correcting him as it could have simply been autocorrect.}
24 Oct 2020 22:50:02
Ordered.
{Ed001's Note - I hope you enjoy it. I am a history buff so love those kind of thing.}
24 Oct 2020 08:13:22
Thanks Ed.
{Ed001's Note - welcome mate.}