Zero Six Bravo
60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story
The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. 'Sixty special forces against 100,000 - a feat of British arms to take the breath away' Frederick Forsyth. They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can finally be told. In March 2003 M Squadron - an SBS unit with SAS embeds - was sent 1,000 kilometres behind enemy lines on a true mission impossible, to take the surrender of the 100,000-strong Iraqi Army 5th Corps. From the very start their tasking earned the nickname 'Operation No Return'. Caught in a ferocious ambush by thousands of die-hard fanatics from Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen, plus the awesome firepower of the 5th Corps' heavy armour, and with eight of their vehicles bogged in Iraqi swamps, M Squadron launched a desperate bid to escape, inflicting massive damage on their enemies. Running low on fuel and ammunition, outnumbered, outmanoeuvred and outgunned, the elite operators destroyed sensitive kit and prepared for death or capture as the Iraqis closed their deadly trap. Zero Six Bravo recounts in vivid and compelling detail the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two. It is a classic account of elite soldiering that ranks with Bravo Two Zero and the very greatest Special Forces missions of our time.
The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller. This is the untold true story of the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two.
| Autor: | Lewis Damien |
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| ISBN: | 9781782060833 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Quercus |
| Veröffentlicht: | 27.03.2014 |
| Untertitel: | 60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story |
| Schlagworte: | Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050 HISTORY / Military / Iraq War (2003-2011) HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General Iraq Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Modern warfare SAS; army; marines; fighting; warfare; combat Specific wars and campaigns True war & combat stories True war and combat stories c 2000 to c 2009 |
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