Andy McNab

Steven Billy Mitchell (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is a novelist and former British Army infantry soldier.

He came into public prominence in 1993 when he published a book entitled ''Bravo Two Zero'' containing a mostly fictional account of a military mission in which he had purportedly taken part with the Special Air Service (SAS) during the Gulf War, for which he had supposedly been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He had previously been awarded the Military Medal in 1979 for gallantry in action whilst serving with the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland.

He has published a number of other novels and two autobiographies in addition to ''Bravo Two Zero''. He has also published a book on psychopathy entitled ''The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success'', claiming that he exhibits many psychopathic traits. Provided by Wikipedia