Facts: - birth name: colin armstrong - battles: the zaire troubles , gulf war , sierra leone , - allegiance: united kingdom - awards: military medal , general service medal , gulf medal - birth date: yes 1961 - serviceyears: 1978 -- 1994 - name: ' chris ryan ' - branch: 22px british army - unit: special air service - laterwork: author , security consultant . - birth place: rowlands gill , england - rank: sergeant Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of chris ryan .
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sergeant ' chris ryan ' mm -lrb- born 1961 , rowlands gill -rrb- is the pseudonym of former british special forces operative and soldier turned novelist colin armstrong .ryan came to public prominence for being the only member of the eight-man sas mission bravo two zero to escape , during the first gulf war , 1991 .he has subsequently written many books covering both fiction and non-fiction .chris ryan also publishes a very successful extreme series which was first serialised in e-book form .this includes '' hard target '' , '' night strike '' and '' most wanted '' .his other books include '' the one that got away '' , '' one good turn '' , '' the kill zone '' , '' killing for the company '' and '' osama '' .