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'''''Soldier Five - The Real Truth About the Bravo Two Zero Mission''''' is the third book about the [[Bravo Two Zero]] mission during the [[Gulf War]] to have been written by a member of the eight-man patrol involved.
'''''Soldier Five – The Real Truth About the Bravo Two Zero Mission''''' is the third book about the [[Bravo Two Zero]] mission during the [[Gulf War]] to have been written by a member of the eight-man patrol involved.


It is published under the pseudonym "Mike Coburn",<ref name="guardian.co.uk">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/mar/12/biography.stephenmoss Moss, Stephen "Mission: the truth" ''The Guardian'', March 12, 2004]</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_10415950">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/armed-forces/news/article.cfm?c_id=123&objectid=10415950 |title=Kiwi commando loses legal-fees battle over book |date=December 19, 2006 |agency=[[NZPA]] |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> but the author is the member referred to as "Mark the Kiwi" in other accounts.
It is published under the pseudonym "Mike Coburn",<ref name="guardian.co.uk">[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/mar/12/biography.stephenmoss Moss, Stephen "Mission: the truth" ''The Guardian'', March 12, 2004]</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_10415950">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/armed-forces/news/article.cfm?c_id=123&objectid=10415950 |title=Kiwi commando loses legal-fees battle over book |date=December 19, 2006 |agency=[[NZPA]] |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> but the author is the member referred to as "Mark the Kiwi" in other accounts.


It is more critical of the command structure than other accounts had been and the book was only published after a lengthy and expensive series of court battles, and by court order the resulting royalties go to the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|UK Ministry of Defence]].<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/><ref name="NZ_Herald_10415950"/><ref>[http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3330/features/1564/a_ridge_too_far.html Bone, Alistair "A ridge too far", ''The Listener'' March 6-12 2004]</ref><ref>http://www.nickryan.net/articles/SAS.html</ref>
It is more critical of the command structure than other accounts had been and the book was only published after a lengthy and expensive series of court battles, and by court order the resulting royalties go to the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|UK Ministry of Defence]].<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/><ref name="NZ_Herald_10415950"/><ref>[http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3330/features/1564/a_ridge_too_far.html Bone, Alistair "A ridge too far", ''The Listener'' March 6–12 2004]</ref><ref>http://www.nickryan.net/articles/SAS.html</ref>


The [[New Zealand Court of Appeal]] upheld the confidentiality contract signed by Coburn as a member of UK special forces, ruling that there was valid [[consideration (law)|consideration]], that it was not an [[Unconscionability in English law|unconscionable bargain]], and that it was not the result of [[duress]] or [[undue influence]]. However, the Court declined to order an [[injunction]] against its publication, noting that Coburn had not waived his right to [[freedom of expression]] and that the matters contained in the book were now in the [[public domain]].<ref>''Attorney-General for England and Wales v R'' [2002] NZLR 91 (CA) [''Soldier Five'']</ref>
The [[New Zealand Court of Appeal]] upheld the confidentiality contract signed by Coburn as a member of UK special forces, ruling that there was valid [[consideration (law)|consideration]], that it was not an [[Unconscionability in English law|unconscionable bargain]], and that it was not the result of [[duress]] or [[undue influence]]. However, the Court declined to order an [[injunction]] against its publication, noting that Coburn had not waived his right to [[freedom of expression]] and that the matters contained in the book were now in the [[public domain]].<ref>''Attorney-General for England and Wales v R'' [2002] NZLR 91 (CA) [''Soldier Five'']</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bravo Two Zero]] (actual events)
* [[Bravo Two Zero]] (actual events)
* [[Bravo Two Zero (1993 book)]]
* [[Bravo Two Zero (1993 book)|''Bravo Two Zero'' (1993 book)]]
* [[The One That Got Away (1995 book)]]
* [[The One That Got Away (1995 book)|''The One That Got Away'' (1995 book)]]


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Gulf War books]]
[[Category:Gulf War books]]
[[Category:British non-fiction books]]
[[Category:British non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Works about the Special Air Service]]
[[Category:Works published under a pseudonym]]
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 15 August 2022

Soldier Five
AuthorMike Coburn
LanguageEnglish
GenreSpecial Forces / Gulf War
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
October 2004
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages316
ISBN1-84018-907-X
OCLC57527981

Soldier Five – The Real Truth About the Bravo Two Zero Mission is the third book about the Bravo Two Zero mission during the Gulf War to have been written by a member of the eight-man patrol involved.

It is published under the pseudonym "Mike Coburn",[1][2] but the author is the member referred to as "Mark the Kiwi" in other accounts.

It is more critical of the command structure than other accounts had been and the book was only published after a lengthy and expensive series of court battles, and by court order the resulting royalties go to the UK Ministry of Defence.[1][2][3][4]

The New Zealand Court of Appeal upheld the confidentiality contract signed by Coburn as a member of UK special forces, ruling that there was valid consideration, that it was not an unconscionable bargain, and that it was not the result of duress or undue influence. However, the Court declined to order an injunction against its publication, noting that Coburn had not waived his right to freedom of expression and that the matters contained in the book were now in the public domain.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Moss, Stephen "Mission: the truth" The Guardian, March 12, 2004
  2. ^ a b "Kiwi commando loses legal-fees battle over book". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ Bone, Alistair "A ridge too far", The Listener March 6–12 2004
  4. ^ http://www.nickryan.net/articles/SAS.html
  5. ^ Attorney-General for England and Wales v R [2002] NZLR 91 (CA) [Soldier Five]


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