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Publisher
Ebury Press
Pub. Date
2013
Description
In 2007 the Grenadier Guards were sent to the Helmand River Valley, where they faced the toughest challenge of their lives. Based in isolated forward operating bases they faced daily combat with a determined and ruthless enemy. This is their story.
Author
Publisher
The Bodley Head
Pub. Date
2017
Description
British and US forces could have successfully withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2002, having done the job they set out to do: to defeat al-Qaeda and stop it from launching further terrorist attacks against the West. Instead, British troops became part of a larger international effort to stabilise the country. Yet over the following 13 years the British military paid a heavy price for their presence in Helmand province; and when Western troops departed...
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Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
2009
Description
'Spoken From The Front' will tell the stories of what Andy McNab describes as 'modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars'. It will recount the courage and hardship of British servicemen and support staff as they have faced the unique difficulties posed by the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.
Author
Publisher
History
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Between 2006 and 2010 journalist Nick Allen travelled to Afghanistan to 'embed' himself with soldiers on the front line in the war against the Taliban. This is his first-hand account of military operations from the battlefields of Hellmand and Kandahar, to the so-called 'backwaters' of the Afghan conflict.
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Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2011
Description
This is the story of the Welsh Guards on their 2009 tour of duty in Helmand. Engaged in fierce fighting with the Taliban, they became the first battalion since World War II to have a platoon commander, a company commander and a commanding officer killed in action. It is an inside story of how intense the fight on the ground has become.
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Series
Publisher
ISIS
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Afghanistan, 2008. After their 18 month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. In this searing account of 3 Para's return, Patrick Bishop combines first-person accounts of front-line action with an unflinching look at the hard realities of our involvement in Afghanistan.
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Description
In Helmand province in July 2006, Major Adam Jowett was given command of Easy Company, a hastily assembled and under-strength unit of Paras and Royal Irish rangers. Their mission was to hold the District Centre of Musa Qala at any cost. Easy Company found themselves in a ramshackle compound, cut off and heavily outnumbered by the Taliban in the town. In 'No Way Out,' Adam evokes the heat and chaos of battle as the Taliban hit Easy Company with wave...
Author
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2009
Description
In this work, Major Mark Hammond, a Royal Marine flying with the RAF, tells the inside story of the Chinook squadrons' war. It is a combination of hi-tech and old-fashioned grit; an action-packed story shot through with a mix of aviation fuel and cordite.
15) War
Author
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Pub. Date
2010
Description
'War' is a narrative about combat: the fear of dying, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who would rather die than let each other down. Honest and intense, it explores the neurological, psychological and social elements of combat, and the incredible bonds that form between these small groups of men.
Author
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2008
Description
'Joint Force Harrier' offers a heart-stopping insight into the realities of modern air warfare. The complexity and sophistication of the equipment may have moved on since the epic air battles of WWII, but it's clear that the courage, skill and character of the men engaged in this brutal struggle for a country's survival has not.
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Description
During their tour of Afghanistan in 2008, a number of soldiers kept personal diaries of their experiences. Now, for the first time, these diaries have been brought together to provide a gripping first-hand account of life in the front line of modern warfare.
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Publisher
Mirror Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
For the first time, the highly-charged account from the man known as 'Marine A' who was at the centre of the controversial murder of a wounded Taliban fighter. His case led to an unprecedented wave of public support which raised over �800,000 to fund his appeal.
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Publisher
Sphere
Pub. Date
2014
Description
In June 2005, four US Navy SEALs left Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill an Al Qaeda leader known to be in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less than 24 hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs was alive. This is the story of sole survivor Marcus Luttrell.