Dead Men Risen
The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. This is the gripping story of the men of the Welsh Guards and their bloody battle for survival in Afghanistan in 2009. Underequipped and overstretched, they found themselves in the most intense fighting the British had experienced in a generation. They were led into battle by Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, a passionate believer in the justness of the war who was deeply dismayed by the way it was being resourced and conducted. Thorneloe was killed by an IED during Operation Panther's Claw, the biggest operation mounted by the British in Helmand. Dead Men Risen draws on secret documents written by Thornelo…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84916-805-2
- EAN: 9781849168052
- Produktnummer: 13854240
- Verlag: Quercus
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 635 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 10'640 KB
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Toby Harnden
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