The Easy Day Was Yesterday: The Extreme Life of an SAS Soldier

Ok here's the thing. At first glance I was disappointed the same as some people who gave some very negative reviews because I got the impression that it was about soldiering. This is a memoir from very up close and personal. I'm not one who likes hearing several stories at once given out in chunks. So that I get all interested in one story and then suddenly drops you into another story and I feel like I'm starting all over again. Did you get that? Well if you've read any big novels in the last 20 years you know exactly what I mean. And that is kind of what's going here.The author accidentally gets into some trouble while traveling and it's like that program where some person tried to smuggle drugs into or out of some foreign country and got caught and now they are locked up for years and years. According to the author, he really didn't do anything on purpose, just something stupid but the Indian government took the offense seriously.While he's getting himself extricated, he takes time to tell how he got to be an SAS soldier, was on hand during Rwanda genocide, the Iraq conflict, and so forth.It took time for me to get the hang of the author's pace but I got the feel of knowing him better by giving myself time to grasp it. I ended up enjoying the book a lot, as some of the reviewers that gave positive reviews and caught on right away did. Be patient and let him tell his story and you may end up knowing more than what at first meets the eye. I was sorry that it ended and that's not a frequent occurrence for me. I would not have wanted to be in this guys shoes. He went through many very scary and difficult times and I would not want the nightmares he must have. God bless him.I felt I had to give a review in support of this book in spite of it not being what I had initially expected. This person experienced some historic and extraordinary events and relates them in marvelous ways. I appreciate the time and effort it took for this author to write his experiences and I thank him for doing so.I recommend this book for those that like to read and can let someone tell the story in their own way. I don't think the author does a bad job of it, others have done much worse and gotten better reviews.

An interesting insight into the life of an Aussie SAS Soldier, Paul's story is uniquely his.Written in a conversational style, it is a very "easy" read - having met Paul, as I read each word I could hear his story being told in his voice, which made it an immersive read.Chronicling Paul's experience with the Indian legal system, the narration cuts back-and-forth to other significant events in Paul's life, giving the reader access to the emotional side of the story as well.It is frank, in places a little raw, but it is real, and that is why I enjoyed this book.I'm not sure if Paul ever reads the reviews, but in case he does I'd just like to say "Thank you for sharing these parts of your life journey," - too often we forget that soldiers are real people too, who had lives before they were soldiers that are no different to the rest, and after they are finished the role of soldier, they are back in the world they protected. Soldiers see a different side of life, and thanks to Paul for sharing parts of his world view.If you're after a highly dramatic, hyper-real, adrenaline-charged view into the world of an SAS soldier then this isn't the book for you.It is a simple, honest account of events in this man's life.

I bought this book expecting it to be mostly about the author's experience in the Australian SAS, but it wasn't, and not in a bad way!Although the author touches on "selection" and has a few short tales about time in the Regiment, the main narrative has to do with his time in an Indian jail for a simple mistake that gets blown way out of proportion. As we, the readers, settle into the author's rank, dark, but at times surprisingly insightful and interesting prison life, he takes us on a journey all over the world; from training soldiers in an Asian jungle to dodging bullets in Africa - and even some stories from his childhood.You will often find yourself diving into the next chapter even though you've just read two or three - the author's matter-of-fact, easy writing style hooks you right from the beginning.I would recommend this book to anyone who liked listening to their uncle or grandfather's tales about the military, or really, anyone who likes being told a good story.

Paul tells a series of compelling stories about his time as an SAS soldier turned security adviser.Each story of Paul in the thick of things in war zones and disaster areas is interwoven with the more detailed story of his 24 harrowing days as a prisoner in India after accidentally straying over the border from Nepal.Each snippet of bureaucracy gone mad and the third world prison he was held in leads to tales of making is through SAS's ruthless selection procedures, the futility and frustration of a peacekeeping soldier during Rwandan genocide, escorting CNN journalists into Iraq and much more.Despite seeing so much Paul's love of his family shines through brighter than any of the horrors he has seen.An incredibly eye opening read.

I read the reviews that lauded this book and decided to try out a few pages. The writing was quick an d action packed so I bought it.The journey Mr Jordan takes us on is interesting, fantastical an a joy to travel on. the phrase 'rather him than me' crossed my min more than once!Yes, I do miss the SAS training which would have been fun to read about, but this book was a true story, written by a true gentleman.I would recommend this book to everyone, military buff or housewife.

Having read Immediate Action by McNabb and books of a similar nature I was a little disappointed.The subject of the book is clearly effected by his time spent in a foreign jail and for any of us standard members of the public you might expect that response. What shocked me was that the author, who only refers briefly in this book to the rigours of SAS selection, was so deeply disturbed. Having gone through the hell of an extended selection process I would've expected less than a month in a jail to have been less demanding on his mental state, even given the uncertainty of his predicament.He does not talk as extensively as I expected on the arduous selection process or any action in SAS operations but mostly on private security jobs.On the whole it's somewhat poor in comparison with books such as those of McNabb, Ryan et al.

Not laid out as a normal book written by an author but tells of an extraordinary life of soldier as he saw it in his own words. I started this book and got into it straight away. Paul Jordan is an extraordinary man who was in the right places at the wrong time,what he has seen and done would see off lesser human beings. He does not big up himself in anyway killing hundreds and saving the world.its just a guy doing things he had to do at the time.Wish you all the best in life .

At best I would describe this book as repetitious, but with all due respect to the autho, very discriptive, of internment in an Indian goal,. A struggle,but finally got to the last chapter...have read worse.

Enjoyable reading,humour,reality with an underlying story of experience in an Indian border prison camp.Very easy to read and follow,made you feel as though you were there.

This guy who seems to be experienced soldier who has done a lot and been around. But the book is badly written and very hard to read, couldn't finish it. Shame.