<p>Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS storm a fortress prison held by Muslim terrorists to rescue a group of British tourists?</p><p> In 1994 in the newly independent state of Uzbekistan a party of mostly British tourists is on a day excursion from the fabled city of Samarkand when Muslim fundamentalists hijack their bus. Unknown to the hijackers this particular group contains recently retired ex-SAS sergeant Jamie Docherty and the rebellious daughter of the British Foreign Minister already a tabloid favourite back home.</p><p> Uncertain how to respond to the terrorists’ demands the Uzbekistan government accepts a British offer of assistance: two members of the SAS crack Counter Revolutionary Warfare wing are dispatched to Samarkand with instructions to liaise with the local ex-KGB unit.</p><p> As the negotiations drag on in the mountain fortress prison Docherty must call on all his formidable expertise and ingenuity to keep his fellow hostages alive and to prepare them for a prospective rescue mission.</p><p> The only force likely to have any chance of successfully penetrating the fortress and liberating the prisoners will be a group led by men of the legendary Special Air Service the SAS!</p>