3 Commando Brigade
- 作者
- 出版社 Ebury Press
- 出版时间 2008年8月 第1版
- ISBN 9780091926953
- 定价 214.40
内容简介
'The3CommandoBrigade'ssixmonthdeploymentinHelmandProvincewasamongthefinestpiecesofsoldieringIhavecomeacross'GeneralSirRichardDannett,ChiefofGeneralStaffInOctober2006,theRoyalMarineCommandostookuptheirsixmonthtourofdutyinwar-tornHelmandProvince,southernAfghanistan-thetoughestandhottestwarzoneonearth.Afterthetacticalretreatoftheirpredecessors,theParas,theMarinesknewtheywouldhavetotakeadifferentapproachtohaveanychanceofsuccess.Sotheytookthewartotheenemy.Rovingandaggressive,theCommandosforcedtheinsurgentTalibanontothebackfoot.Asaresult,theywereinvolvedindailyfirefightsofanintensitynotencounteredbyBritishtroopssinceNorthKorea.3CommandoBrigadeisathrillingfirst-handaccountofthatdogged,heroicpursuitoftheTalibanbytheordinaryMarines,sailorsandsoldiersresponsible.Itisastoryofvalour,fortitude,supremephysicalandmentalfitness,andunrivalledprofessionalismunderthemosttestingofcircumstances.TheaccountexplodesfromthefirstpagewithOperationGlacier,agraphic,no-holds-barredaccountofaCommandoattackonakeyTalibanbasesouthofGarmsir-abattlethatendswiththedramaticrecoveryofaCorporal'sbodyfromalongsidethefortbyApachehelicopters.Fromthisopeningsalvotheactionneverletsup,offeringastartlinglyhonestaccountofthewarinAfghanistanastoldbythejuniorofficers,corporalsandmarinesontheground.
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