Once a Pilgrim: The True Story of One Man's Courage Under Rebel Fire

By Will Scully

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747222576
• ISBN13: 9780747222576
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Headline
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Real Account Do You Want To Know Who He Is

William Scully Better Known as Bill In "Love Honour & Obey. A Honestly True Regiment Lad. Cap off to you, from Nick @ Ashford still Green and Slimey.

Different World

A friend of mine recommended this book after he'd spent some time in the army and africa (not at the same time) and thought it would show me what a different world it is. The first half of the book is about the background- Sierra Leone (I keep calling it Sergio Leone!), the history, Freetown (the Capital), the gold and diamond mines, the army, the rebel army, the mercenaries, the Mammy Yoko Hotel etc. The second half of the book really takes off after the coup and the rebels loot, rape and pillage the capital untill they turn their attentions to the Mammy Yoko Hotel and the sheltering inhabitants. Will Scully- ex SAS(pilgrims) is left having to defend them against over a thousand rebel soldiers with limited arms in which to do so. It really is an amazing read and an insight not just into the world of Sierra Leone but of men like Will Scully. My kind of hero- it wasn't his job to do this. Cometh the hour, cometh the man doesn't usually happen- but it did this time and I'd advise everyone to partake in his memories. Fantastic book.

A MUST READ

Ex-sas,Will scully has a job to do in Sierra Leone;training local troops.This job is thrown into turmoil when there is a military coup leaving hundreds of armed soldiers and rebels looting the streets and houses of Freetown,leaving many dead in thier wake. Will Scully,along with over 1,000 refugees take cover in the hotel Mammy Yoko.But when the rebels turn thier guns on the hotel Will has to single handedly defend the hotel against over 200 rebels,using limited ammo and weapons and all the skills of his training. This is a book that will leave you turning the next page,and the next page just to see what happens next.Once the action starts you will not be able to put the book down. A great book with explosive action.